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Delete Desktop System Folder
Hello! I have stupidly draged the Administative tools folder from Start-Programs to my Desktop and now can not delete it. The Administrative Tools folder remains complete in Start-Programs but the desktop icon has no contents. All attemts to remove this have failed and continually come up with the error message to the effect that this folder is a windows system folder and windows needs it to run and therefore can not be deleted. Please help Cheers Sherry
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Thank You Nedvis! But. although this successfully removed the icon from Desktop it now appears twice in Start-Program
One Administrative Tools Icon is the correct one with all services listed there-in but the other is the one I have dragged from the deskto as per your instruction and this icon contains no contents and continues to be un-deletable
At least it's off the desktop so thanks for that!
Cheers Sherry
One Administrative Tools Icon is the correct one with all services listed there-in but the other is the one I have dragged from the deskto as per your instruction and this icon contains no contents and continues to be un-deletable
At least it's off the desktop so thanks for that!
Cheers Sherry
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nedvis!!!
Ok without getting too long winded about the measures taken, I will say that the problem was solved by copying that key that you posted and finding and deleting it from the registry (fingers crossed--haven't rebooted yet!)
Next I went to the start --programs again and draged the second folder (the empty one) into the correct one and Hey presto it worked..
Bottom line is I am not sure which option worked or indeed if it was the combined actions that did the trick but all is as it should be now (pending reboot)
So I thank you for your time and effort in resolving this issue Cheers Sherry
Ok without getting too long winded about the measures taken, I will say that the problem was solved by copying that key that you posted and finding and deleting it from the registry (fingers crossed--haven't rebooted yet!)
Next I went to the start --programs again and draged the second folder (the empty one) into the correct one and Hey presto it worked..
Bottom line is I am not sure which option worked or indeed if it was the combined actions that did the trick but all is as it should be now (pending reboot)
So I thank you for your time and effort in resolving this issue Cheers Sherry
SOLUTION:
RIGHT-DRAG the Administative tools icon back to the Program menu which will undo the ("stupid") change you made by mistake. It works both in Normal and Safe mode ! I just did the test.
-So, point to Administrative Tools icon on Desktop
-Press and hold right mouse button
-Drag the ( transparent) icon to the START button and wait for two-three seconds forStart menu to expand,
-Move upwards to Programs line in the Start menu and wait again for couple seconds
and once the Program menu expands
-Release the right mouse button and
-Select the option "Move Here"
Done!
good luck
nedvis
BTW My OS is Windows 2000 Professional and I don't know is it workable solution for WinXP.