What happens if you place the cursor on a blank area of the Desktop and
select Properties?
You could try TweakUi. Download TweakUI, one of the MS powertoys, from
here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp
In TweakUi select My Computer, Control Panel. You can see a complete
list of Control Panel extensions. The one you are interested in is
desk.cpl. Check the box before to display or uncheck to hide and click
on Aplpy and OK.
It quite common for malware to attack the means of restoring the
computer and if desk.cpl is missing from the list in TweakUi it would
not be a surprise. The main copy of desk.cpl is to be found in
c:\windows\system32 and there is a backup copy in
c:\windows\system32\dllcache. Using Windows Explorer check to see if one
or both are present. You most likely need to enable Show hidden files.
Go to Start, Control Panel, Folder Options, View, Advanced Settings and
verify that the box before "Show hidden files and folders" is checked
and "Hide protected operating system files " is unchecked. You may need
to scroll down to see the second item. You should also make certain that
the box before "Hide extensions for known file types" is not checked.
Next in Windows Explorer make sure View, Details is selected and then
select View, Choose Details and check before Name, Type, Total Size, and
Free Space.
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Hope this helps.
Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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