Hello Edwin, I am having big problems with Acrobat reader. I have used this program for years, but now I cannot open pdfs. I have tried your suggestion above and the icon appears on my desktop, but...

Hello Brink,
I pressed solved so I don't know if you received last post.
It was just to say thanks, and that I am not going to tamper with any settings
as i am now quite happy that I no longer...

I think I have found the cure. A forum answer involved a problem caused by down loading a duplicate background picture.I tried downloading a new picture - same scene but clean copy from my photo...

Hi Brink, OK the shortcut arrows are restored, but the document like overlay is still there. (screenshot).
During a restart the destop loads perfectly, but as the download progresses it develops...

Hi, I am pretty sure I have the latest graphics installed.
I have opened desktop from file explorer as you suggest and the icons are not stacked - see screen shot, but what is the overlay that...

Hello Brink, thanks for suggestions, but f5 refresh does not help.
I tried auto arrange and it did move some of the icons around, but a lot
are still stacked one on top of another icon. I can move...

Hello Brink, align to grid was already checked so no result.
Please see attached screenshot which shows shortcuts stacked on top of each other.
For example Irfanview is on top of BloombergTV. I...

Hello Brink, thank you for your reply. I am really having problems with this one, but since posting I have found that a number of the icons are duplicated and some are sitting on top of another. I...

Cannot delete some (some I can some I cant) desktop icons. Right click does not show delete option.
If I try to drag and drop to recycle bin I just get a dragable? blue line.
Any suggestions...

Ken, you are a life saver. I was giving up on the will to live.
I changed the url setting from Opera to Internet Explorer ( Not IE - confusing !) and hey presto all seems to be ok.
Opera works...

Ken, I have to go - supper with grand children - will catchup tomorrow.
Regards R.

Got there eventually, it's like at the airport it is always the last gate.

Default Url is Opera.

I cannot remember exactly what I right clicked on, but I am sure I was trying to open a shortcut.
I have tried system restore on two different dates, both were unable to complete and changed nothing.

It says "Choose a Default"

Hello Ken, thank you for your interest in my problem. I tried deleting and recreating the icon, but got the same result.
I also cleaned Opera's cache as you suggested but that did not help.
I did...

Hello, Opera is my default browser. Recently my desktop shortcuts will not open.
If I double click on BBC Home News for example I am taken to...