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by jon_w31

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windows 98se. the desktop and all the icons continualy refreshes itself. Can someone explain this and provide a cure. thanks

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by fred07

in open space on desktop, right click and top choice will allow 3 choices. Choose customize my desktop. What sound like is happening is you are set to auto arrange and every time you start up it changes your desktop back to windows default. This should solve your problem.

by oz_media

If your icons are refreshing WITHOUT rebooting, you have a virus. Sorry, I forget which one does it, I've seen it a few times in the past couple of years. Update your AV signature files and rescan.
Another symptom of th esame virus is when Icons rearrange themselves while the desktop is open.

by william jay

Howdy Again,

After recently installing RealOne Player ver2 under Win98se, I see that phenomenon, constant refreshing, when the player is running in the background or minimized . . .

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