[gui-talk] The weirdest computer problem

[Rasmussen, Lloyd]

I would guess that a Daisy 2.02 book got unzipped to your desktop folder.  Since it is difficult to get the desktop to display itself in a list form, you may have to figure out what folder the desktop is stored in, and use Windows Explorer to select and then delete those files.  The desktop might be under "c:\documents and settings\username\desktop" where username is your own login name on that PC.  Even if you are the only user, I would guess that this is where you should look.  There are other possibilities.  Another possibility might be to put Windows Explorer on the root directory of the C: drive and use the Find command (I use F3) to locate one of those SMIL or MP3 files by its name, and note what folder it is in.  Be careful.  Deleting shortcuts from the desktop doesn't delete the programs that they point to, but it would be a hassle to find the programs and put shortcuts back in place.

Hope this helps.


Lloyd Rasmussen, Senior Project Engineer
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
Library of Congress   202-707-0535
http://www.loc.gov/nls
The preceding opinions are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of the Library of Congress, NLS.



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Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2012 4:07 PM
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Subject: [gui-talk] The weirdest computer problem

I certainly hope someone on this list can help me. I am running Windows XP Pro with Jaws 12. Today, somehow my laptop got unplugged and the battery almost ran completely down. Once I plugged it in, I finally got it started back up, but when I went too my desktop, there were over 600 icons on it, lots of MP files and SMIL files. I don't know what they are. I have run a virus scan and it checks out negative. What on earth could be going on and How do I get rid of all these extra icons? Thanks.Sherri Sherri Brun flmom2006 at gmail.com Character is the side of yourself you choose to show the world.
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