Solved Icons disappear after 4 refreshes :s

[Muskiness3709]

Hi, each time I refresh my desktop, the icons take longer to load their correct icon. If I refresh 2-4 times the icons disappear altogether. An additional refresh brings back all the icons but they are now unsorted and aligned to the left.

This sequence has been happening for a week now. Initially my workaround when they disappear would be to log out of my user account then back in again.

I also use DesktopRestore utility to re-arrange the icons as I wish.

But all this effort is becoming a nuisance.

How do I solve this? :s

P.S. Refresh rate is 60hz, and toggling it to 75 doesn't solve the problem.

 

[Madhur B]

Hi harvestthesouls,

Please provide the following information:

1. From how many days are you facing this issue?
2. Did you try any troubleshooting steps?

We can perform few troubleshooting steps to isolate the issue:

1. Check if the issue occurs in Safe Mode. Please use the following link for detailed instructions to login in safe mode: http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/123496-safe-mode.html
2. We can try to do a clean boot to check if would work, providing the link to do a clean boot for reference: How to perform a clean boot to troubleshoot a problem in Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8
3. Also, perform System Restore (only if Software Configuration Changes were made) providing the link for your reference: http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/76905-system-restore-how.html

NOTE: With system restore you will not lose any data from the computer, any new programs installed in the computer has to be reinstalled on the computer.

Please post the results.

 

[Muskiness3709]

I can't say for sure but its probably been happening a week.
The problem occurs in Safe Mode too.

P.S. I keep my pc clean of viruses and malware too.

 

[Madhur B]

Hi harvestthesouls,

Let us perform the below mentioned steps to troubleshoot further:

1. Create a new user account and ensure that it is an Administrator account and check if the issue is persists in the new account. Please use the following link for detailed instructions to create a new user account: http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/93009-user-account-create.html
2. Perform System Restore (only if Software Configuration Changes were made) providing the link for your reference: http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/76905-system-restore-how.html

NOTE: With system restore you will not lose any data from the computer, any new programs installed in the computer has to be reinstalled on the computer.

Kindly post the results.

 

[Muskiness3709]

I created a new admin account but when I launched it, it loaded the 'DEFAULT' account instead with black screen and a balloon statement at system tray. See attached screenshot.

Additionally, the new account doesn't appear in C:/Users

 

[Madhur B]

Hi harvestthesouls,

Login to the old user account and try to perform SFC scannow and check if it fixes any corruption, please use the following link for detailed instructions:
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/66978-system-files-sfc-command.html

Please post the results.

 

[Muskiness3709]

SFC Scan results attached!

 

[kinghthood]

have you performed system restore as this happening from past week?

Also, perform check disk using the following link:http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/67612-check-disk-chkdsk.html

 

[Muskiness3709]

Chkdsk deleted some corrupt files.
I re-ran SFC and this time it successfully repaired corrupt files.
*New SFC log is attached!*
I created new admin user account but it still loads default.

P.S. I don't have any system restore points earlier than a checkpoint from yesterday.

 

[Muskiness3709]

Chkdsk deleted some corrupt files.
I re-ran SFC and this time it successfully repaired corrupt files.
*New SFC log is attached!*
I created new admin user account but it still loads default.

P.S. I don't have any system restore points earlier than a checkpoint from yesterday.

Any ideas?

 

[Muskiness3709]

Culprit was True Image 2013. Uninstalling it solved the problem.