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Unknown "X" icon on my Desktop...
An unknown "X" is on my desktop. It just showed up out of
no where. It's red with a square box around it. When I click on it, the box turns grey and the "x" stays red in the center of the box. I run spy-ware and Norton Anti- virus and I don't see anything noted. What should I do to remove this "x" from my desktop. Right click/delete won't work either. |
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It may be a NameSpace item.
If so remove it from the Registry using Regedit. It should appear under the key: (along with the Recycle Bin, Inbox etc.) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\explorer\Desktop\NameSpace It is good practice to export any key before deletion in case of error. Don't delete this one. It is the Recycle Bin. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\explorer\Desktop\NameSpace\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E} ....Alan -- Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems http://dts-l.org/index.html In microsoft.public.win98.display.general, "plc" wrote: An unknown "X" is on my desktop. It just showed up out of no where. It's red with a square box around it. When I click on it, the box turns grey and the "x" stays red in the center of the box. I run spy-ware and Norton Anti- virus and I don't see anything noted. What should I do to remove this "x" from my desktop. Right click/delete won't work either. |
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