Icon on desktop

[Glenn]

Logged on as administrator. I have an icon on my desktop
that I cannot delete. It says I do not have access to
the file or the disk is full. The disk isn't. I've gone
through the registry and removed all mention of the
program and icon. What can I do to get rid of it?

TIA,
Glenn

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

If you're running XP Pro, right click the shortcut and select Properties,
Security. Ensure that your username has "full control" permissions. If you
don't see the Security tab, go to Tools, Folder Options in Windows Explorer
and go to the View tab. Uncheck Use Simple file sharing.

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"Glenn" > wrote in message
...
> Logged on as administrator. I have an icon on my desktop
> that I cannot delete. It says I do not have access to
> the file or the disk is full. The disk isn't. I've gone
> through the registry and removed all mention of the
> program and icon. What can I do to get rid of it?
>
> TIA,
> Glenn

[Glenn]

I'm running XP Home. What now?
>-----Original Message-----
>If you're running XP Pro, right click the shortcut and
select Properties,
>Security. Ensure that your username has "full control"
permissions. If you
>don't see the Security tab, go to Tools, Folder Options
in Windows Explorer
>and go to the View tab. Uncheck Use Simple file sharing.
>
>--
>Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
>Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
>http://www.dougknox.com
>--------------------------------
>Associate Expert
>ExpertZone -
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>--------------------------------
>Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
>Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
>
>"Glenn" > wrote in message
...
>> Logged on as administrator. I have an icon on my
desktop
>> that I cannot delete. It says I do not have access to
>> the file or the disk is full. The disk isn't. I've
gone
>> through the registry and removed all mention of the
>> program and icon. What can I do to get rid of it?
>>
>> TIA,
>> Glenn

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

See How Do I Get the Security Tab in Properties - XP Home (makes the
Security tab appear outside of Safe Mode)
http://www.dougknox.com, Win XP Tips section

Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
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"Glenn" > wrote in message
...
> I'm running XP Home. What now?
> >-----Original Message-----
> >If you're running XP Pro, right click the shortcut and
> select Properties,
> >Security. Ensure that your username has "full control"
> permissions. If you
> >don't see the Security tab, go to Tools, Folder Options
> in Windows Explorer
> >and go to the View tab. Uncheck Use Simple file sharing.
> >
> >--
> >Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
> >Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
> >http://www.dougknox.com
> >--------------------------------
> >Associate Expert
> >ExpertZone -
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> >--------------------------------
> >Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
> >Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
> >
> >"Glenn" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> Logged on as administrator. I have an icon on my
> desktop
> >> that I cannot delete. It says I do not have access to
> >> the file or the disk is full. The disk isn't. I've
> gone
> >> through the registry and removed all mention of the
> >> program and icon. What can I do to get rid of it?
> >>
> >> TIA,
> >> Glenn