My desktop icon is gone ? I need to press start to see firefox ?

I have nothing to add.When I logged in my firefox icon was gone.

You can try to drag the Firefox icon to the desktop if this is the icon of the default browser.
Note that you need to browse the Programs and go to the Mozilla folder and then to Firefox and not use the icon for the default browser.
You can also create a new shortcut by using Windows Explorer and go to the Firefox program folder.
*(32 bit Windows) "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\"
*(64 bit Windows) "C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\"

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I have installed firefox 3.2.64. When i click on the desktop icon nothing happens. The windows task manager says mozilla firefox is running but I can't see it anywhere. What might the problem be?

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I have installed firefox 3.2.64. When i click on the desktop icon nothing happens. The windows task manager says mozilla firefox is running but I can't see it anywhere. What might the problem be?

A possible cause is security software (firewall) that blocks or restricts Firefox or the plugin-container process without informing you, possibly after detecting changes (update) to the Firefox program.
Remove all rules for Firefox from the permissions list in the firewall and let your firewall ask again for permission to get full unrestricted access to internet for Firefox and the plugin-container process and the updater process.
See:
*https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Server+not+found
*https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Firewalls
See also:
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser_will_not_start_up

I have downloade F.8 and when I click on the desktop icon,Iget , you are not on the latest version of Firefox

I down loaded F.8. When I click on the desktop icon, what appears on my monitor in small print is, You are not on the latest Firefox browser. Please advise.
James Devlin

Your home page is likely google.com/firefox which is no longer maintaned. Please change your homepage to something else, like about:home. https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/How%20to%20set%20the%20home%20page

Firefox 2.0.0.20 on my Mac OSX10.2.8 seems to need an upgrade as I see Firefox is up to 5 so how do I do it ?

When I look at 'about Mozilla Firefox' on my eMac OSX10.2.8 I get the information that the version is 2.0.0.20 which is presumeably why I have just got a message on a web page 'browser out of date, upgrade needed' I see from your website that you are now up to version 5 but I have not had any notification that I can upgrade mine. Can you please tell me how / if I can upgrade .
Thank you
Sheila Booth

Your Mac is a PPC Mac, correct? If so, there is no way you can use Firefox 5 on it. You could try TenFourFox.
http://www.floodgap.com/software/tenfourfox/

880GMA-E45 - Need to press start several times

Hi,
880GMA-E45 with a Phenom II X2 555.
I've unlock the Phenom using auto features of this motherboard (4cores). I've installed Win7 x64 without any problem.
Then, I've updated the bios to the latest v17.7.
Now, when I press start, the computer shuts down within few seconds. I do that 3 to 4 times then it starts normally and works correctly. If I set only two core (I keep the unlock feature on). Same problem
If I disable the unlock feature, it starts on the first try.
Probably related to the bios update but not 100% sure (with the original bios I've not made a lot of start up ... not sure that it was starting up correctly with unlock core on)
Any idea?
Thanks

Quote from: Bas on 17-November-10, 17:35:09
That is Intel memory.
3 sticks on AMD is not a good idea.
Either use 2 or 4, but not 3.
Also because it is Intel memory, it can have wrong timings for AMD.
And please stop the OC stuff until the problem is solved, as OC on top is seeking problems.
(thanks for your response)
Already tried with two (and one) memory stick.
The Phenom is not overclocked and runs at its normal frequency. There's no OC set up in the bios (OC Genie Lite disabled, no manual settings)
To be short: since the new bios when I use the unlock feature (nothing else changed), I have to press start several times (OC Retry Count +1)
I don't think the problem is coming from a faulty core (even if I manually enable one, two or three cores with unlock ON .. same problem)

Desktop icons not showing up for T60's and T61's

We are having an issue with nearly half (we have a few hundred at out company) of our T60’s and T61’s where they do not show the desktop icons at boot up. If they start the task manager and run explorer then everything pops up like normal. But they will have to repeat this process every time they boot up. We also tried having them turn off the wireless radio via the slider switch but that did not help.
One fix we found was to go C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Application Data and copy the IconCache.db found there over the users IconCache. This fixes the issue for 99% of the people who have this problem, but there are a few that continue to boot up to no desktop items.
The only other fix we have found was to put explorer.exe in the start up folder. This brings up a pop up of their My Documents at start up that they have to close but is much easier than going through the task manager to run explorer.
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RealVNC 4
Symantec Antivirus 10.1.5
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Some basic hard ware specs of the systems involved:
T61
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Display:            NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M
RAM:               3GB
Disk Drive:       WDC WD1200BEVS
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T60
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Display:            ATI Mobility Radeon X1400
RAM:               2GB
Disk Drive:       ST9120822AS
BIOS:              LENOVO 79ETE1WW (2.21), 2/5/2008
T43
Processor:        Intel Pentium M 1.86GHz
Display:            ATI Mobility Radeon X300
RAM:               1GB
Disk Drive:       HTS541080G9AT00
BIOS:              IBM 1YET62WW (1.27), 5/18/2006
M88
Processor:        Intel Pentium D 3.0Mh
Display:            Intel Q965/Q963 Express Chipset
RAM:               1GB
Disk Drive:       WDC WD800JD
BIOS:              LENOVO 2JKT37AUS, 7/12/2007

Good news: I found a solution. Kind of bad news: it's an extremely awkward behaviour –*but at least it works.
Start iTunes, remove all your voice memos from your library (back them up if you need them), quit iTunes. Restart Finder. Done. I hope that helps!

I was running firefox beta 9,selected about firefox, which then updated to 10, and when opening 10, began to update to version 11. now the desktop icon is beta 9, start menu beta 10, and version 11 is installed. how do i correct this problem?

after updating from beta 9, to 10, to11, my desktop icon still says beta 9. The start menue has beta 10, and will not allow me to select open file location, which when accessing through programs(x86) is listed as beta 9. When checking uninstall programs, beta 11, is listed.
how do i remove references to beta 9 and 10?

Mr. Willener,
Thank you for your reply.
I did un-install and then re-install per the Adobe recommendations which are what you listed in your reply. The problem remained until I did a MS Windows restore to a restore point a month or so ago. The IE problems vanished. However, now I'm using an outdated and unsupported version that is lower than most of the web pages require for their sites, at least the ones I want to view (they all say I need to upgrade my Flash Player which, when I did, put me in this fix).
As to:
Pat Willener wrote:
Usuallyexasperated wrote:
it requires a...... 2.33 Ghz processor!
You can safely ignore that requirement; it is simply not true.
Why would Adobe post a system requirement of 2.33 Ghz for 11.2 if it simply were not true?
Message was edited by: Usuallyexasperated

Click Desktop icon event handler

Is there any way to handle a user clicking the desktop icon? What I need to do is when the user clicks the desktop icon and if the app is already running (by means of icon in the system tray) then pop up the application and not start a new instance.
thanks
-Mike

Figured this out ....you need to handle the NativeApplication Invoke Event...
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public
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The menu bar still displays correctly and the screen is correct.
How can I get back my desktop icons?
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Just got a new MBP with Yosemite a few weeks ago and there have been a few glitches.
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Second is that Adobe Reader XI keeps crashing - this wasn't happening with my old Macbook, only with this one. And I tried uninstalling and reinstalling AR but it's still happening.
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Apple>About This Mac>More Info>Service
Please read the warranty paperwork that came w/your computer.
You have 14 days to return the computer w/no questions asked.
You have 90 days of FREE phone tech support on top of your standard 1 year warranty unless you also purchased AppleCare which gives you an additional 2 years of coverage plus FREE phone support.
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Desktop icons slow to display

I have Win7 (64-Bit) and lately the desktop icons are slow to display. They start with white boxes and then slowly they fill-in with the correct icon.
I tried the following, and now the icons show right away, but then the screen blinks (for lact of a better word) and the icons show 'white' and then in a second or two they return to the regular (colored) icons. Anything else I can do to
make the icons appear as fast as they did orginally and stay that way rather than turning "white" and then changing back to the regular colored icons?
Hope it wasn't caused by installing MSE (removed AVG which was acting up).
Thank you.
P.S. I am not receiving emai notifications when someone adds reply. Do I hae to check something? I do not see an Advise button.
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1. Close all folder windows that are currently open.
2. Launch Task Manager using the CTRL+SHIFT+ESC key sequence, or by running taskmgr.exe.
3. In the Process tab, right-click on the Explorer.exe process and select End Process.
4. Click the End process button when asked for confirmation.
5. From the File menu of Task Manager, select New Task (Run…)
6. Type CMD.EXE, and click OK
7. In the Command Prompt window, type the commands one by one and press ENTER after each command:
CD /d %userprofile%\AppData\Local
DEL IconCache.db /a
EXIT
8. In Task Manager, click File, select New Task (Run…)
9. Type EXPLORER.EXE, and click OK.
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I already put this question in other forums:
"Why the shortcuts on desktop may be repainted at startup of Win 7? At boot or startup of Windows 7, all of my shortcuts appear correct on the desktop, but after a few seconds they will change to white pages, and are then repainted with their original
design. This is a visual annoyance. It is possible to avoid this 'repaint'?"
The problem has nothing to do with the IconCache.db rebuild or resize.
After a little work with the Windows 7 services the result is as follows:
If you do not use the Home Group you can disable the following services (after saving: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services):
Go to: System Services (services.msc);
search for: Computer Browser and DISABLE it;
search: Server and DISABLE it.
That's All folks!
Enjoy!

I can't see firefox. But, In windows task manager, firefox shows as a process but not an application. Icon shows in the tray.

I downloaded and reinstalled firefox to try to eliminate an aggravation- playtopus. Now it doesn't load onto my desktop. I see the icon in the tray. In Task Manager I see firefox listed as a process. But not an application.
tks.

Check this
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firefox.exe_always_open
*https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-already-running-not-responding

When I login, all of my desktop items are gone, the "Finder" icon is bouncing and a message asking to restore windows is blinking but unresponsive. I can't exit out of it. What do I do? I've tried force quitting, and it doesn't get rid of it.

When I login, all of my desktop items are gone, the "Finder" icon is bouncing and a message asking to restore windows is blinking but unresponsive. I can't exit out of it. What do I do? I've tried force quitting, and it doesn't get rid of this message. When I login to my husband's account, this message does not appear.

Hey sunnyday7!
Here is an article that can help you address this issue:
OS X: How to quit an unresponsive application using Force Quit
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3411
Additional Information
OS X automatically relaunches the Finder when it is quit. If the Finder is unresponsive, use Force Quit to relaunch it. Select Finder in the Force Quit Window or Dock, then click Relaunch.
Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities. Have a good one!
-Braden

All of a sudden my itunes wont come up when i hit the desktop icon. un and re installed many times, tried new users, it finally gave me "you need to reinstall sqmapi.dll " im a noob and i have know idea what that is or where i can get it. i cant open any

all of a sudden my itunes wont come up when i hit the desktop icon. un and re installed many times, tried new users, it finally gave me "you need to reinstall sqmapi.dll " im a noob and i have know idea what that is or where i can get it. i cant open any file or library that has anything to do with itunes except safari and quicktime are fine. im about to pull out whats left of my hair.

Okay, that's got one thing ruled out at least.
Can you check something for me, big? I'd like to see if iTunes launches with the Bonjour Service disabled.
In your Start menu, right-click Computer and select "Manage".
Expand "Services & Applications".
Open "Services". (Perhaps maximise the screen to better see what's going on.)
Right-click the Bonjour Service and select "Properties".
In the General tab, set the Startup type to "Disabled":
... and click OK.
Restart the PC and try launching iTunes. Does it open this time?

After app update the app icon is gone.cant open it anymore.no possibility to connect to iTunes on laptop.is there another solution to get the app open again.cuz it's a office app and I need it.

After app update the app icon is gone.cant open it anymore.no possibility to connect to iTunes on laptop.is there another solution to get the app open again.cuz it's a office app and I need it.

Try a reset or restart.
If the app is still missing, download again via iTunes or connect to the computer and sync it back from iTunes on the computer.
Frankly, in the time it took to sign up and post here the app could have already been re synced from iTunes on the computer.

My desktop icon is gone ? I need to press start to see firefox ?

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