Download file to desktop

Vista Home Premium.

When I download a file to my desktop I can't see it. If I do a search for
the file it shows that the file IS on my desktop. Anyone else experience
this? What's up with this?

"Bob" <> wrote in message
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> Vista Home Premium.
>
> When I download a file to my desktop I can't see it. If I do a search for
> the file it shows that the file IS on my desktop. Anyone else experience
> this? What's up with this?

Confirmed, this has happened to me too, though in-consistently. Refreshing
the desktop (Right-click, Refresh) will make the missing icon appear. As
bugs go, not a bad one, but it is a bug.

-bb

Why not Download the User Downloads directory? C:\User\Bob\Downloads
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"Bob" <> wrote in message
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> Vista Home Premium.
>
> When I download a file to my desktop I can't see it. If I do a search for
> the file it shows that the file IS on my desktop. Anyone else experience
> this? What's up with this?

"Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" <> wrote in message
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> Why not Download the User Downloads directory? C:\User\Bob\Downloads

Because then it takes a bunch more clicks to get to the downloaded 'stuff'.

To clarify my 'confirmation' - very un-occasionally, (2-3 times in several
months) I has seen files placed on the desktop not appear. They were
visible in Windows Explorer but not on the desktop. From the way I dropped
the file on the desktop, the missing icon should not have been off screen.

But specifically, I've not seen this behavior on downloaded files - just
icons that were placed there from other places. Unfortunately, it's not
reproducible.

When a download completes, all you have to do is click Run.
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"bb" <> wrote in message
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> "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" <> wrote in message
> news:OYbSI%...
>> Why not Download the User Downloads directory? C:\User\Bob\Downloads
>
> Because then it takes a bunch more clicks to get to the downloaded
> 'stuff'.
>
> To clarify my 'confirmation' - very un-occasionally, (2-3 times in several
> months) I has seen files placed on the desktop not appear. They were
> visible in Windows Explorer but not on the desktop. From the way I
> dropped the file on the desktop, the missing icon should not have been off
> screen.
>
> But specifically, I've not seen this behavior on downloaded files - just
> icons that were placed there from other places. Unfortunately, it's not
> reproducible.

Because it's more convenient to see it on my desktop. Just like a real life
desktop I want to have whatever I am currently working with on my desktop.

Do you know of a fix for this?


"Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" <> wrote in message
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> Why not Download the User Downloads directory? C:\User\Bob\Downloads
> --
> Andre
> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
> "Bob" <> wrote in message
> news:. ..
>> Vista Home Premium.
>>
>> When I download a file to my desktop I can't see it. If I do a search for
>> the file it shows that the file IS on my desktop. Anyone else experience
>> this? What's up with this?
>
>

2 reasons.

I might be doing something else at the moment and want to Run the file a
little later.

Before I Run ANY downloaded file I scan it with AV and Anti-Spyware.

"Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" <> wrote in message
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> When a download completes, all you have to do is click Run.
> --
> Andre
> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
> "bb" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" <> wrote in message
>> news:OYbSI%...
>>> Why not Download the User Downloads directory? C:\User\Bob\Downloads
>>
>> Because then it takes a bunch more clicks to get to the downloaded
>> 'stuff'.
>>
>> To clarify my 'confirmation' - very un-occasionally, (2-3 times in
>> several months) I has seen files placed on the desktop not appear. They
>> were visible in Windows Explorer but not on the desktop. From the way I
>> dropped the file on the desktop, the missing icon should not have been
>> off screen.
>>
>> But specifically, I've not seen this behavior on downloaded files - just
>> icons that were placed there from other places. Unfortunately, it's not
>> reproducible.
>
>

But you can multi-task switch to something else on the Taskbar. This isn't
Windows 3.1 :P
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Andre
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"Bob" <> wrote in message
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> Because it's more convenient to see it on my desktop. Just like a real
> life desktop I want to have whatever I am currently working with on my
> desktop.
>
> Do you know of a fix for this?
>
>
> "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" <> wrote in message
> news:OYbSI%...
>> Why not Download the User Downloads directory? C:\User\Bob\Downloads
>> --
>> Andre
>> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
>> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
>> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
>> "Bob" <> wrote in message
>> news:. ..
>>> Vista Home Premium.
>>>
>>> When I download a file to my desktop I can't see it. If I do a search
>>> for the file it shows that the file IS on my desktop. Anyone else
>>> experience this? What's up with this?
>>
>>
>

Hey Bob, maybe this KB article will help with the desktop not refreshing
when you download items to it:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=932406
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Andre
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My Vista Quickstart Guide:
http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
"Bob" <> wrote in message
news:. ..
> Vista Home Premium.
>
> When I download a file to my desktop I can't see it. If I do a search for
> the file it shows that the file IS on my desktop. Anyone else experience
> this? What's up with this?

Thanks Andre, but I don't see how the article relates to this issue. Am I
missing something?

"Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Hey Bob, maybe this KB article will help with the desktop not refreshing
> when you download items to it:
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=932406
> --
> Andre
> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
> "Bob" <> wrote in message
> news:. ..
>> Vista Home Premium.
>>
>> When I download a file to my desktop I can't see it. If I do a search for
>> the file it shows that the file IS on my desktop. Anyone else experience
>> this? What's up with this?
>
>