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Question

How do I unhide my desk top?

Jul 3, 2012 3:05AM PDT

I have an inspiron 1525 and I did something to make my wallpaper cover my desk top , the one with the start button, icons, ect. The computer boots up fine and then the wallpaper comes on and covers up everything. HELP PLEASE!!!!!

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Control panel
Jul 3, 2012 3:14AM PDT

Go to your Start button, control panel, appearence and personalization and change the size of your wallpaper or delete it all together and put a new one onHappy

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Unhide my desk top
Jul 3, 2012 3:46AM PDT

Thanks for responding. My start button is covered by my wallpaper.

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fix
Jul 3, 2012 3:54AM PDT

Right click go to graphics options, tray click enableHappy

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Unhide desk top
Jul 3, 2012 4:08AM PDT

I tried right clicking and nothing happens. Any other suggestions?

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It means that your prognosis was incorrect.
Jul 3, 2012 4:13AM PDT

Now it sounds like the usual malware damage.

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Unhide desk top
Jul 3, 2012 4:02AM PDT

Thanks for responding. The start button is covered up by the wallpaper

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Given your other reply, it's not covered.
Jul 3, 2012 4:04AM PDT

Sounds like malware damage.

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can't you
Jul 3, 2012 3:20AM PDT

just right click on your desktop and click on show icons?..... Digger

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(NT) try pressing the windows key
Jul 3, 2012 3:49AM PDT
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Unhide desk top
Jul 3, 2012 4:24AM PDT

Sorry. Right click does nothing

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Now that we've found it's not what you noted.
Jul 3, 2012 4:31AM PDT

Do you want to tell more? Make, model, OS, what restore media you have, are you ready to restore the machine?