Windows xp desktop auto refresh

However, if you press the F5 button on the keyboard to refresh the Desktop manually, the Recycle Bin icon refreshes correctly. This article helps you fix the Recycle Bin so that it works correctly. To fix this problem automatically, click the Fix this problem link. Click Run in the File Download dialog box, and then follow the steps in this wizard.

Note This wizard may be in English only; however, the automatic fix also works for other language versions of Windows. Note If you are not on the computer that has the problem, you can save the automatic fix to a flash drive or to a CD, and then you can run it on the computer that has the problem.

Next, go to the " Did this fix the problem? Important This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it.

Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. To check for both file errors and physical errors, select both Automatically fix file system errors and Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors.

System File Checker sfc scan will make Windows replace corrupt or missing system files on your computer. Steps to perform sfc scan: 1. Click Continue or supply Administrator credentials if prompted. You should see the following on-screen messages:. Beginning the system scan. This process will take some time. Beginning verification phase of system scan. Once the scan has completed you will receive an onscreen message resembling one of the following: … found no integrity violations … found corruption but repaired it … found corruption that it could not repair.

Was this reply helpful? Look at the 'Manufacturer' column. Anything there not signed by Microsoft or by a manufacturer of your hardware NVidia or ATI drivers for example is going to be a suspect. Find it in registry and kill it, or rename the DLL file in safe mode, and reboot. If that still doesn't fix it you are probably looking at a driver issue.

But I doubt that. How much RAM does this system have? Is it running SP2 or SP3? How often does this user reboot?

Roaming profile or local? Either way, how big is the profile? Does the problem persist if you temporarily move all those icons to their own folder outside the user's profile folder? Posted June 14, edited. U might want to get a good habit of testing first then applying Edited June 14, by wolfshade. XtremeMaC Posted June 15, Posted June 15, Posted March 12, Hey, Can you explain the above code in a little more detail?

What settings are you in danger of losing when you kill explorer. Should you kill explorer. Here try this Save As RefreshenDesktop. Shell" Act.