Lion drag files with artifacts appearing

On my iMac 27 MC511z0jp upgraded with Mac OS X Lion at drag/move files from a window to desktop, graphic artifacts appear on the desktop.

Hi!
My problem was sucesfully solved after I moved all of the files from desktop.
Before I installed Lion, I copied a few files on my desktop. After installation of Lion, when I drag any file on the desktop the artifacts started to appear. So I decided to move from desktop all of the files. It helped me.
Good luck!

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Hello John!
Thank you for your response which solved my problem. For other users who may stumble upon this, I'll clear up the confusion and share how I solved the problem with your help; When looking for answers to my computer problems, finding unresolved questions where person B offers a solution and person A never comes back and says "That worked, thank you.", it demonstrates a "k-thnx-bye" user mentality that leaves others with the same problem lost. Without further ado:
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