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Desktop Icons Positions Unstable

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by pes 1 view

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After computer is "ON" about 5 minutes, my desktop icons become unstable. When the mouse pointer is moved around, the icons swap positions with each other etc. The titles don't change, but each time the mouse moves some of the icons just keep changing positions on the desktop. I deleted the shelllcon cache file and restarted, but that didn't help. I ran the windows 98 system file checker and it found and replaced some corrupted files. Still didn't solve problem. Everything else seems to operateOK. If you look at the C: drive with explorer or my computer etc. this doesn't happen. It only happens on the desktop. Virus Scan didn't find any problem. I've never seen this problem in my 15 years of computing. Any help would be appreciated. I'm considering a clean re-install of win98, as a
last resort.

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by razzadaz

Sorry overlooked your previous attempt, press F8 at start-up to bring up the windows 98 start-up menu, goto command prompt, type:scandisk(also from windows):scanreg /fix, restart, or; scanreg /restore, Does this behavior also occur when in safe mode? if not...try removing mouse/video drivers.

by dmiles

Check the display settings to see if the settings are set to high,click on a empty space on the Desk Top,select Properties and then Settings,click the Advanced button then adjust the refresh rate.
Check the resolution to make sure that the monitor can support the resolution settings

by k.scott2

Run a full (Boot fron known safe floppy) virus scan of ALL files. ^There is a virus out there that moves icons out of the way when you move the mouse near to them. Be sure to use the latest signature files for your AV scanner software....

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