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Solve : unwanted icons?

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I am RUNNING Vista on an E Machine. On my screen I have 2 icons. They are both: " desktop.ini". When I open them they both show what appears to me to be some KIND of CODED program but they are different. When I try to delete them I get a message that warns me not to. I do not want to delete any thing that is important but I would like to get them off my screen. I have no idea how they got there, I probably clicked on something I should not have. I do that sometimes. Can somebody tell me how to get them off the screen without losing them? ThanksOpen up Windows Explorer and then drag them into the Windows/system32 folder.
Re-boot.Open Windows Explorer. Go Tools>Folder Options>View tab. Checkmark "Hide protected operating system files".Attn patio
When I open Windows Explorer there are several folders listed but none are "Windows/system 32

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When I open Windows Explorer a panel comes up that does not have "tools". I get "tools" when I am on my home page using Internet Explorer

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I open Windows Explorer a panel comes up that does not have "tools"
Huh?
Start>All Programs>Accessories>Windows Explorer



[Saving space - attachment deleted by admin]When I go to Start - All programs - Accessories - Windows Explorer I get a panel that i8s headed Bob -Documents instead of your EXAMPLE has My Computer - I hope I have made plain what I am trying to say.Make sure, that....see below

[Saving space - attachment deleted by admin]I am recalling this post to tell you how my problem was solved. The unwanted icons was not my real problem. My C disk was full and apparently nothing worked. I contacted E Machines and they could not help the situation so they suggested a factory restart. When they gave me the factory restart it put me back to when I purchased the computer. I then spent about three hours upgrading and getting things in order. Everything is fine now. Now if I can just keep from clicking on things I don't know about I will be OK.


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