I don't know if anyone else has had this problem but following a failed installation of a program on Vista 32 (turnpike email client) I have been left with an shortcut on my desktop that I can't get rid of.
At first the icon was the generic icon that windows assigns unknown programs but recently it has become the "open file" icon.
If I double click on it, it opens an explorer window for the desktop, showing all the icons on my desktop including itself. In other words it is a shortcut to the desktop on the desktop.
If I right click it will let me change its name but if I try to get "properties" it says that "properties for this item are not available".
If I try to put it in the recycle bin, the "stop sign" prevents me.
Obviously it's not the end of the world since it is causing no problems, but I like to keep a clean desktop.
Has anyone else had this happen, or have any idea how to remove it?
At first the icon was the generic icon that windows assigns unknown programs but recently it has become the "open file" icon.
If I double click on it, it opens an explorer window for the desktop, showing all the icons on my desktop including itself. In other words it is a shortcut to the desktop on the desktop.
If I right click it will let me change its name but if I try to get "properties" it says that "properties for this item are not available".
If I try to put it in the recycle bin, the "stop sign" prevents me.
Obviously it's not the end of the world since it is causing no problems, but I like to keep a clean desktop.
Has anyone else had this happen, or have any idea how to remove it?