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Well folks I found the answer myself.....<br />
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there was a registry entry found by MalwareBytes that was causing the problem. <br />
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Registry Data Items Infected:<br />
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE<wbr />\Microsoft<wbr />\Windows\C<wbr />urrentVers<wbr />ion\Explor<wbr />er\Advance<wbr />d\Start_Sh<wbr />owSearch (Hijack.StartMenu) -&gt; Bad: (0) Good: (1) -&gt; Quarantined and deleted successfully.<br />
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I'll split the points since you two jumped on this right away, thanks. <br />
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MIke R<br />

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Well folks I found the answer myself.....

there was a registry entry found by MalwareBytes that was causing the problem.

Registry Data Items Infected:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Start_ShowSearch (Hijack.StartMenu) -> Bad: (0) Good: (1) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.

I'll split the points since you two jumped on this right away, thanks.

MIke R


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Appreciate the responses although they did not directly pertain to the problem at hand. 
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Appreciate the responses although they did not directly pertain to the problem at hand.

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Ok here is a strange one...When PC is booted the windows desktop comes up blank, just a background image of your choice. System tray Icons are fine. <br />
Now If i right click the DT and then select view then click on &nbsp;&quot;Show Desktop Icons&quot; (which is already checked) nothing happens, still no Icons, now I go thru that routine again and the icons appear. <br />
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Reboot and we start all over again :(<br />
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Vista Home Premium Service Pack 2<br />
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MIke R<br />
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Ok here is a strange one...When PC is booted the windows desktop comes up blank, just a background image of your choice. System tray Icons are fine. 
Now If i right click the DT and then select view then click on  "Show Desktop Icons" (which is already checked) nothing happens, still no Icons, now I go thru that routine again and the icons appear. 

Reboot and we start all over again :(

Vista Home Premium Service Pack 2

MIke R
 

vista home preimium Desktop Icon problem

Windows Vista is an operating system created by Microsoft as the successor to Windows XP. It was intended for PCs, workstations and laptops, and shares the same code base as its successor, Windows 7. New features included an updated graphical user interface (GUI) and visual style dubbed Aero, a new search component called Windows Search, redesigned networking, audio, print and display subsystems, and new multimedia tools. Vista aimed to increase the level of communication between machines on a home network, using peer-to-peer technology to simplify sharing files and media between computers and devices. Windows Vista included version 3.0 of the .NET Framework, allowing software developers to write applications without traditional Windows APIs.