desktop refresh

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trinity

hi
i want to know what happens when u right-click on the desktop or my
computer and select refresh from the pop-up menu..
i thought the icons, files etc will be restored to their initial
states.
can anyone explain to me what exactly happens?

cheers!
 
trinity said:
hi
i want to know what happens when u right-click on the desktop or my
computer and select refresh from the pop-up menu..
i thought the icons, files etc will be restored to their initial
states.
can anyone explain to me what exactly happens?

cheers!
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The Desktop is redrawn. The position of the icons isn't moved.

Malke
 
Refresh means to update displayed information with current data.

You can also hit your F5 key to refresh the Desktop. Does the same thing as
right clicking the Desktop and clicking on Refresh.

This registry key stores the Desktop layout, it also gets refreshed when
performing a Desktop Refresh. That is, your Desktop layout gets updated and
remembered.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\1\Desktop

Windows automatically refreshes this information periodically. How often, I
have no idea. But if you have ever had explorer.exe crash or disappear and
then reappear to find the Desktop layout not saved exactly as you had it
before the crash, you might think that it's not often enough. ;-)

Event Source: Winlogon
Event ID: 1002
Description: The shell stopped unexpectedly and Explorer.exe was restarted.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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