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Bob Williams - 30 May 2006 07:33 GMT

PC with 2.2 GHz Intel P4, 1.5GB RAM, 200 GB Hard Drive, Win Xp Home.

I went to START > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > System
Restore and inadvertently moved the program to my desktop where it
appears as a shortcut icon.
I want to move it off the desktop and place it back where it was
originally. There must be an embarrassingly simple way to do it, but I
can't figure out how. Instructions Please.
Bob Williams

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John Inzer - 30 May 2006 17:53 GMT

> PC with 2.2 GHz Intel P4, 1.5GB RAM, 200 GB Hard Drive,
> Win Xp Home.
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> Please.
> Bob Williams

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I suspect the program is in the original location
and all you did was send a shortcut to your desk
top. The shortcut icon can be removed with a
simple...Right click / delete.

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Bob Williams - 31 May 2006 01:08 GMT

>> PC with 2.2 GHz Intel P4, 1.5GB RAM, 200 GB Hard Drive,
>> Win Xp Home.
[quoted text clipped - 7 lines]
>
> ==============================

I suspect the program is in the original location
and all you did was send a shortcut to your desk top.

No! It is flat gone from the "System Tools" menu.

> The shortcut icon can be removed with a simple...Right click / delete.

When I deleted the shortcut icon from the desktop, it went into the
Recycle Bin and did not reappear under System Tools.
I had to restore it from the Recycle Bin back to the desktop in order to
access the program.
Any other ideas?
Bob

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John Inzer - 31 May 2006 01:41 GMT

> No! It is flat gone from the "System Tools" menu.
>
[quoted text clipped - 8 lines]
> Any other ideas?
> Bob

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Sorry...it was worth a try....

Quite frankly, I have no idea how you
lost your System Restore utility but maybe
the following articles will help you in
some way.

System Restore for Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_restore.htm

(302796) How to troubleshoot the System
Restore tool in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=302796

(310405) How to Turn On and Turn Off
System Restore in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=310405

(841568) The System Restore service does
not work correctly in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=841568

(812119) Windows System Restore Utility
Quits and All Restore Points Are Deleted
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=812119

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Michael J. Mahon - 31 May 2006 08:45 GMT

>>> PC with 2.2 GHz Intel P4, 1.5GB RAM, 200 GB Hard Drive,
>>> Win Xp Home.
[quoted text clipped - 20 lines]
> access the program.
> Any other ideas?

Find the "System Tools" folder and open it. Then drag the Backup
icon from the desktop back into the folder.

It's only a shortcut to the actual program, so if worse comes to worst,
you can always "find" the backup program (in Windows, no doubt) and
create a new shortcut to it to place in the System Tools folder.

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Bob Williams - 31 May 2006 10:05 GMT

>>>> PC with 2.2 GHz Intel P4, 1.5GB RAM, 200 GB Hard Drive,
>>>> Win Xp Home.
[quoted text clipped - 35 lines]
> "The wastebasket is our most important design
> tool--and it is seriously underused."

Hey Mike,
That worked like a Champ
Thanks a bunch. Not knowing how to do that was driving me nuts.
Now, any ideas on my immediately previous query re: "SAVE IMAGE AS..."?
Bob

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