desktop items will no delete

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Matt Wilder

When I delete or move items (folders, files, shortcuts) from my desktop they
apparently are moved or deleted as desired. However, when I reboot my
machine all of these items come back to my desktop. If I moved the item it
still exists where I moved it to, but there is now a second copy on my
desktop. I can repeat this process and they keep coming back. How can I
stop this problem from happening!?

Thanks,
Matt
 
I have no idea what that means...maybe you can figure it out from this:
We have a small office, about a dozen machines in varying degrees of age and
upgrade. My machine is one of the newest, literally a couple of months old.
We have a central Windows based server. When we logon each day a net login
occurs with the server. Like I said I am running Windows 2000 Pro Service
Pack 3. The main programs I use are AutoCAD 2004 and Photoshop 7, as well
as the Windows Office package...

I did find this in the knowledge base that sounds like it could be the
problem, or that something similar is happening, but I am not really sure:

Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 283902

Support Centers

Small Business Server

Windows 2000

Windows 2000 - Developer



Files and Folders Reappear After Deletion in a Cached Profile

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Server

Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server

Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional



This article was previously published under Q283902

SYMPTOMS

Files and folders may reappear after being deleted in a cached profile.

CAUSE

The current synchronization algorithm checks each file and folder in a
roaming profile and tests whether the files and folders exist in the local
profile. If a file or folder does not exist, the file or folder is
propagated to the destination.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products
that are listed at the beginning of this article.
 
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