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Quick Tip: Get Your Icons Back On Windows Vista
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Ever since Microsoft released Windows Vista, they have taken a stance of minimalism. So if you get that brand new install of Vista and boot it up for the first time your going to see no icons on your desktop. Now I understand some people prefer this setup. You won’t see My Computer, My Networks, My Documents, on the desktop. If your like me you need those icons. So here is how you get them back. Goto your desktop right click and personalize. On the left hand column you will see the label “change desktop icons” From that screen you can add back your icons.
Here are the screenshots
[tags]Windows Vista, Microsoft[/tags]
5 Comments
Bill
July 12th, 2007
at 5:27am
What gets me upset is “why” would you put a “delete” on the recycle bin?
Kenneth Vowels
July 12th, 2007
at 5:50am
Exactly, Recycle Bin is for recycling not deleting.
Jake
March 13th, 2008
at 7:10am
i keep losing icons!
Jake
March 13th, 2008
at 7:11am
I am frustrated cause most of the icons has disapeared
Heather
February 15th, 2009
at 1:01pm
it probably works, but all my windows can’t open, so when i try to open properties, it doesn’t open……. and the reason i deleted my recycle bin was by mistake, Bill. Don’t be so critical! everyone makes mistakes!