Move Desktop Shortcut icon.

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Bob Williams

PC with 2.2 GHz Intel P4, 1.5GB RAM, 200 GB Hard Drive, Win Xp Home.

I went to START > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > System
Restore and inadvertently moved the program to my desktop where it
appears as a shortcut icon.
I want to move it off the desktop and place it back where it was
originally. There must be an embarrassingly simple way to do it, but I
can't figure out how. Instructions Please.
Bob Williams
 
Bob said:
PC with 2.2 GHz Intel P4, 1.5GB RAM, 200 GB Hard Drive,
Win Xp Home.

I went to START > All Programs > Accessories > System
Tools > System Restore and inadvertently moved the
program to my desktop where it appears as a shortcut icon.
I want to move it off the desktop and place it back where
it was originally. There must be an embarrassingly simple
way to do it, but I can't figure out how. Instructions
Please.
Bob Williams
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I suspect the program is in the original location
and all you did was send a shortcut to your desk
top. The shortcut icon can be removed with a
simple...Right click / delete.

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John Inzer
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John said:
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I suspect the program is in the original location
and all you did was send a shortcut to your desk top.

No! It is flat gone from the "System Tools" menu.
The shortcut icon can be removed with a simple...Right click / delete.
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When I deleted the shortcut icon from the desktop, it went into the
Recycle Bin and did not reappear under System Tools.
I had to restore it from the Recycle Bin back to the desktop in order to
access the program.
Any other ideas?
Bob
 
Bob said:
No! It is flat gone from the "System Tools" menu.


When I deleted the shortcut icon from the desktop, it
went into the Recycle Bin and did not reappear under
System Tools.
I had to restore it from the Recycle Bin back to the
desktop in order to access the program.
Any other ideas?
Bob
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Sorry...it was worth a try....

Quite frankly, I have no idea how you
lost your System Restore utility but maybe
the following articles will help you in
some way.

System Restore for Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_restore.htm

(302796) How to troubleshoot the System
Restore tool in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=302796

(310405) How to Turn On and Turn Off
System Restore in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=310405

(841568) The System Restore service does
not work correctly in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=841568

(812119) Windows System Restore Utility
Quits and All Restore Points Are Deleted
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=812119
--

John Inzer
MS Picture It! MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
http://tinyurl.com/aczzp

Making Good Newsgroup Posts
http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
 
Bob said:
I suspect the program is in the original location
and all you did was send a shortcut to your desk top.

No! It is flat gone from the "System Tools" menu.



When I deleted the shortcut icon from the desktop, it went into the
Recycle Bin and did not reappear under System Tools.
I had to restore it from the Recycle Bin back to the desktop in order to
access the program.
Any other ideas?
Click to expand...

Find the "System Tools" folder and open it. Then drag the Backup
icon from the desktop back into the folder.

It's only a shortcut to the actual program, so if worse comes to worst,
you can always "find" the backup program (in Windows, no doubt) and
create a new shortcut to it to place in the System Tools folder.

-michael

Parallel computing for 8-bit Apple II's!
Home page: http://members.aol.com/MJMahon/

"The wastebasket is our most important design
tool--and it is seriously underused."
 
Michael said:
Find the "System Tools" folder and open it. Then drag the Backup
icon from the desktop back into the folder.

It's only a shortcut to the actual program, so if worse comes to worst,
you can always "find" the backup program (in Windows, no doubt) and
create a new shortcut to it to place in the System Tools folder.

-michael

Parallel computing for 8-bit Apple II's!
Home page: http://members.aol.com/MJMahon/

"The wastebasket is our most important design
tool--and it is seriously underused."
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Hey Mike,
That worked like a Champ
Thanks a bunch. Not knowing how to do that was driving me nuts.
Now, any ideas on my immediately previous query re: "SAVE IMAGE AS..."?
Bob
 
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