Icons Disappear Every Few Seconds

I am currently having a problem where all icons and the taskbar disappear from my desktop every few seconds and then come back after a few seconds. I can currently open an internet page but cannot get any of my document or other program files to open.
Any idea on how to fix this? 
Thanks

Hello and welcome here!
Tell us your OS and model, not S/N!!, number.
Please check if you are able to open taskmanager. Click ctrl+alt+del.
Then take a look into your eventmanger, start--control panel--administraton--eventmanger/viewer .
If not it might be a virus, when it happens, after visiting a website with IE.
Message Edited by Agotthelf on 01-12-2008 08:37 AM
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