File icons disappear from desktop.

This is a strange problem.
Sometimes If I drag a file from a jumpdrive, CD etc to the desktop the
icon for the item does not appear. If I try to do it again I get the "do
you want to overwrite dialog" which means the file is there. If I use
windows explorer to browse for the file it shows it is on the desktop.


If instead of dragging directly to the desktop I drag the file to a
folder on the desktop and then from the folder to the desktop the file
icon displays correctly.

At first I thought it might be that the icon was going to my other
monitor but no where is it visible.

Suggestions?

Gateway NX860XL
Nvidia geForce go 7900gs
DEll 2407 monitor


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CalypsoArt
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the file is there but you have to press F5 key on your keyboard to refresh
it


"CalypsoArt" <> wrote in
message news:...
>
> This is a strange problem.
> Sometimes If I drag a file from a jumpdrive, CD etc to the desktop the
> icon for the item does not appear. If I try to do it again I get the "do
> you want to overwrite dialog" which means the file is there. If I use
> windows explorer to browse for the file it shows it is on the desktop.
>
>
> If instead of dragging directly to the desktop I drag the file to a
> folder on the desktop and then from the folder to the desktop the file
> icon displays correctly.
>
> At first I thought it might be that the icon was going to my other
> monitor but no where is it visible.
>
> Suggestions?
>
> Gateway NX860XL
> Nvidia geForce go 7900gs
> DEll 2407 monitor
>
>
> --
> CalypsoArt
> Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
>

"CalypsoArt" <> wrote in
message news:...
>
> This is a strange problem.
> Sometimes If I drag a file from a jumpdrive, CD etc to the desktop the
> icon for the item does not appear. If I try to do it again I get the "do
> you want to overwrite dialog" which means the file is there. If I use
> windows explorer to browse for the file it shows it is on the desktop.
>
>
> If instead of dragging directly to the desktop I drag the file to a
> folder on the desktop and then from the folder to the desktop the file
> icon displays correctly.
>
> At first I thought it might be that the icon was going to my other
> monitor but no where is it visible.
>
> Suggestions?
>




This usually means that the file is off-screen somewhere. If you switch your
screen resolution to a higher resolution eg from 800x600 to 1024x768 then
you may discover their location.

Right-click desktop > Personalize > Display settings ....

I find that some file types are more susceptible to this than others eg .dll
files copied to the desktop almost invariably end up off-screen somewhere.

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Jon