Missing icons , etc

[Pete]

Try right clicking on desktop and left click on "show
desktop icons" - this should place atick alongside and
icons etc should re-appear.

Pete.

>-----Original Message-----
>After downloading updates from the Windows homepage and
>restarting my computer, everything seems fine until I
get
>to the desktop. At the desktop, there is only the
>wallpaper and nothing else! It doesn't matter how long
I
>wait. I am able to access programs via
>control/alt/delete. I tried system restore but it had
no
>effect. How do I get my icons and start menu back?
>
>PLEASE help!

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