> "Zak" <zak@nomail.invalid> wrote in message
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>>
>> XP Pro/SP1. I sign on via an administrator account. I have no
>> problems.
>>
>> User accounts have problems.
>>
>> They can not delete Word documents which they has just
>> created and saved to their desktop. When they press DELETE or
>> uses Delete in the context menu, the eggtimer appears briefly
>> and then ... nothing.
>>
>> Nor can they rename these Word files.
>>
>> With other types of file (.XLS or .TXT or .ZIP) on the desktop
>> he can rename them but not delete them.
>>
>> Their desktop document's properties has only have two or three
>> tabs.
>>
>> They can copy and paste files on his desktop but he can not do
>> this in his user's data folder.
>>
>> Is there a something which needs resetting on the system?
>> Thank you.
>> Zak
>>
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>>
>> BTW - I recently had to reinstall Office 2000 because Excel was
>> messed up. I had to use the Windows Installer Cleanup Utility
>> because Add/Remove had a glitch with MS Office. I can't say if
>> this is related as my uses his account only occassionally..


On Mon 17 Oct 2005 15:36:05, Norm Dresner wrote:
>
> What else is running when he signs on that isn't running when
> you do? There are programs that will prevent changes to the
> desktop, especially programs that are designed to keep icons in
> the same place if you change resolutions, etc.
>
> Norm


I can't work wout what else might be causing this. There is no
process running which I can see is the culprit.

Maybe I installed something and it changed the settings and then I
uninstalled it.

Do any of you specialists know where I might look and what settings
might be affected?