An impossible to delete icon!

jegz · 21 Feb 2006 at 13:33

I installed the sony erricsson software for my mobile phone as it was the only way to stop about 5 added new hardware windows popping up when i plugged my phone into my pc.

The file management software that installed with the drivers had placed an icon on my desktop which cannot be deleted. ive tried through the command prompt and looked around on the interweb to no avail.

How the hell can i get rid of it?

Cheers.

vanandjuanunited · 21 Feb 2006 at 13:34

Try safe mode.

jegz · 21 Feb 2006 at 13:36

How would that delete the icon?

chimaera · 21 Feb 2006 at 13:40

I've yet to find a single mobile phone company who's programmers don't seem to have anything higher than an 11+ in IT.

Sony and Nokia are my pet hates when it comes to this.

vanandjuanunited · 21 Feb 2006 at 13:41

Have you tried to delete it while in safe mode???

modo77 · 21 Feb 2006 at 13:43

jegz said:
How would that delete the icon?

Because its probably something running which is blocking you deleting it, in safe mode you'll have less things to interfere.

If that doesn't work try unlocker http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/ or sure delete http://www.wizard-industries.com/

lemonkettaz · 21 Feb 2006 at 13:45

Try ctrl alt del and see if there is any software that looks like sony erricson and close it... then try deleting it.

or try something stupid like renaming it.. or changing the file extension to something else then deleting it.

knowlesy · 21 Feb 2006 at 13:45

make sure it dosent load when you start up ... there is a quicker way when you go through "start > run" (forgot it) however use winpatrol from downlaod.com ....great programme...it sometimes gives you definitions of the programme so you can see what it is and wether or not you want to "kill" it

garyh · 21 Feb 2006 at 13:46

The EXE that is placed on the desktop with Sony's PC Suite is actually the program executable file. If you delete it, the program will fail to load.

Either put up with it, or uninstall it when you don't need it.

jegz · 21 Feb 2006 at 13:51

garyh said:
The EXE that is placed on the desktop with Sony's PC Suite is actually the program executable file. If you delete it, the program will fail to load.

Either put up with it, or uninstall it when you don't need it.

I thought as much. as i have tried renaming etc...I dont use the program but i cant be dealing with loads of added new hardware windows everytime i charge my phone! :mad:

I'll try uninstalling to see if it leaves the drivers on there.

DDave · 21 Feb 2006 at 17:27

You can un-install it fine (for my k750 you can anyway). Next time you need to install drivers let the new hardware thing popup and let windows find the drivers from the cd each time it pops up and you won't need to install any of the software.

Doohickey · 21 Feb 2006 at 18:07

Nooooo, use TweakUI to remove the icon easy peasy!

Roland0 · 23 Feb 2006 at 11:50

open a dos box go into the desktop directory, then close explorer via C+A+D, and then delete the .lnk file in dos

sfx · 23 Feb 2006 at 12:43

It is not an Icon it is and EXE file placed on the Desktop and he cannot delete it because it is either running or another process has a hold of it.

sfx