desktop shortcuts lost

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Peter Baldwin

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Hello Microsoft. I have a small but irritating problem
for which I should be grateful for your help

I am using Windows XP. I have two hard drives (named C:
and F: in my set-up), a floppy drive (A:), a CD/DVD
player (E:), and a CD writer (D:).

I find it convenient to have on my Desktop shortcuts to
the various drives: it saves the bother of opening "My
Computer" every time.

For several months I had shortcuts to all the above
drives installed and properly working. Suddenly, without
any reason known to me, the icons for the "removables"
(A:, E:, D:) were no longer recognised, and all attempts
to re-establish them have been unsuccessful. Shortcuts to
the permanently installed hard drives are unaffected.

I think that the change followed a download of a Windows
Update, but I do not know which one or exactly when it
happened. If any other misguided action of mine was
responsible, I have no idea what it was.

Has anyone encountered this problem before, and if so is
there any advice about how the original status can be
restored? What I really need is a pre-devised patch,
because I am not competent to tamper with the Registry. I
do, however, have "Go-Back", so I suppose that I can a
few risks.

Thank you in advance for any help.

Peter

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