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Old 07-03-2006, 11:13 AM   #1
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Angry Find and remove icon

My wife went on QNN and it left an icon on her XP Home additon desktop. It is huge and she wants it gone but I cannot find it to remove/delete it.

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Old 07-03-2006, 11:17 AM   #2
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What is the icon for? is it a short cut to an application or web site?
Have you scanned for spyware?
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Finding icon for removal.

What is the icon for? is it a short cut to an application or web site?
> I think it was an icon to link to the website. She said it was normal size and she tried to move it "or something" and it expanded to where the letters font has the broken jagged lines because it is so large.

I never get the entire story, that's the best I can do for now.

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> Yes, I've scanned for spyware. Nothing.
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If it is just a shortcut to a website did you try just right clicking the icon and hitting delete?
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Old 07-03-2006, 12:01 PM   #5
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As Ghost says just a simple right click and delete might get rid of it, if not then maybe clear out your temporary internet files and do a system restore to just before she got this pest.
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