I can ALWAYS count on all of you for the help I need. You have never failed me yet. You will never know how much I appreciate all of you. I have Windows XP and I made some shortcut desktop icons from a game disk to games I play frequently. The icons that appeared on the desktop were larger than "normal" icons and have an "x" in the corner. I deleted the icons from my desktop but the blank boxes remain on my desktop and cannot be deleted or accessed in any way than I have found. No clicking (right or left) or searching helps me access or get rid of these blank boxes. They cannot be moved either. Please help me get rid of these pests . Thanks for your help. Laurel Schmalz [log in to unmask] PCSOFT's List Owner's: Bob Wright<[log in to unmask]> Drew Dunn<[log in to unmask]>