Can't see desktop items

hi all, my mac froze and the only thing i could do was turn it off using the power button at the back. now i can't see any of my desktop icons or folders. i know there still there as there still showing in spotlight.

This is not a virus. This is serious data corruption, and or driver issues, or directory issues. Time Machine will only be useful in one respect is having a backup to a point with your data before these events started happening. You on the other hand should start taking Time Machine like steps today, and not wait around for Leopard. My FAQ here explains how:
http://www.macmaps.com/backup.html
Once you are backed up, we can analyze what issues are plaguing your machine.

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Some more information may be helpful.
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Hi,
In general, event ID 1530 means there are some data in the user profile are still be accessed when the user log
off from the Terminal Server. Please check if any of the data is still remained in the user profile supposed to be deleted. You can use Process Monitor or Process Explorer in order to find the software which is using the data and find the solution. If there
is no such data remained, the Windows have possibly stopped the process and deleted the data when log off. In such a case, you can ignore the Event 1530.
In addition, I recommend running SFC /Scannow from an elevated command prompt and check a dump file for Windows
Explorer under C:\Localdumps.
Besides, you can also download
Autoruns to troubleshooting Explorer issues. Please run Autoruns as Administrator, go to Options menu, Filter, select Hide Microsoft Entries and Ok. After that, open the Explorer tab,
and you will see all DLL that are running inside File Explorer, so start disabling and testing if Explorer crashed.
Furthermore, the KB below may be helpful:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961038/en-us
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Hi, my name is Omar
I promoted two domain controllers yesterday with Windows Server 2008 R2. Both work fine as a domain controllers role but when I logon, I can't see desktop, I only see a blue background, I 'cant see any desktop Icon. We have already had that problem and i
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Hi,
Thank you for posting in Windows Server Forum.
Firstly please update the driver and in addition you can try below registry workaround.
To do this, change the value of the following registry subkeys to 3 (Manual) or 4 (Disabled)：
•HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\cdrom
Name: Start
Type : REG_DWORD
Data: 3 or 4
•HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\parport
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Note: If the above registry is changed to 4 (Disabled), the related device is not usable because a driver used in the device is not loaded. Therefore, if the device will be used in the future, the above registry should be set as 3 (Manual).
More information.
1.KB 933757
2. Event ID 7026 — Basic Service Control Manager Operations
Hope it helps!
Thanks.
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Not sure to understand your question, but you can "tear" the filter tab from viewer window and position it anywhere on your screen. Be sure to double-clic the clip with the garbage matte applied to open it in viewer before tearing the filter tab.
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Give a little more time. The time between you initial post and your reply was only six minutes. It was ten minutes between your first reply and your second reply.
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Can't see desktop downloads/saves

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Can't see desktop

I bought a mac mini with 20 inch Cinema display, a few weeks a go and it has been working fine up to now..
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Hi,
Thank you for posting in Windows Server Forum.
Firstly please update the driver and in addition you can try below registry workaround.
To do this, change the value of the following registry subkeys to 3 (Manual) or 4 (Disabled)：
•HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\cdrom
Name: Start
Type : REG_DWORD
Data: 3 or 4
•HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\parport
Name: Start
Type : REG_DWORD
Data: 3 or 4
Note: If the above registry is changed to 4 (Disabled), the related device is not usable because a driver used in the device is not loaded. Therefore, if the device will be used in the future, the above registry should be set as 3 (Manual).
More information.
1.KB 933757
2. Event ID 7026 — Basic Service Control Manager Operations
Hope it helps!
Thanks.
Dharmesh Solanki

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