Look in %USERPROFILE%\mzgpky\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Desktop

Do you see anything in there? Maybe a shortcut or something? If you
do, restart in safe mode and delete it.

I'm thinking of another chain to follow up on that deals with folder
redirection. Folder redirection like your desktop has been redirected
to the C drive. It is something to investigate, which I haven't done
yet but will let you know if I find anything.

-solon fox


On Jun 12, 11:59*am, Dan <D...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:[color=blue]
> I'm pretty sure it has nothing to do with 3rd party applications. * It
> happened after i rebooted it, and i actually managed to reproduce it with
> another computer which i dualbooted with, so I'm pretty sure its to do with
> that.
>
> I've checked my Programs list just to make sure, and there's nothing there
> worth noting. *I've not had this installed for very long so its not likei've
> installed lots of applications.
>
> The only applications I have that might interfere with the shell are the
> Nvidia Display panel (which has no configuration for desktop as far as I
> know), and TortoiseSVN, which doesn't relate to desktop configuration at all.
>
> It's also worth noting the computer which I reproduced on had neither of
> these programs, and was a fresh Vista computer that I chose to install XP on.
> *The computer was an Acer Desktop which came with Vista, which I found to be
> too slow for my liking with the specs on that computer. *I went on to install
> Windows XP as an alternative and setup a dualboot. *I then noticed that I got
> the same issue as I have now. *That computer was literally barebones andI
> had MS Office installed only, along with the applications that come with Acer
> Desktops.
>
>
>
> "Gaurav Pandey" wrote:[color=green]
> > Dan,[/color]
>[color=green]
> > Do you think it might be possible that some 3rd party "Active Desktop" type
> > software is installed?
> > I am sure it might help to check the installed programs from Control Panel[/color]
>[color=green]
> > "Dan" <D...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >news:C35E42C9-3D05-4982-A96C-8EA796490C6A@microsoft.com...[color=darkred]
> > > Does no one know a solution to this problem?- Hide quoted text -[/color][/color]
>
> - Show quoted text -[/color]