Microsoft KB Archive/943805

= An item that you copy to a Windows Vista desktop does not appear on the desktop even though it appears in the Desktop folder =

Article ID: 943805

Article Last Modified on 11/5/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Windows Vista Enterprise 64-bit Edition
 * Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition
 * Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit Edition
 * Windows Vista Business
 * Windows Vista Business 64-bit Edition
 * Windows Vista Enterprise
 * Windows Vista Home Premium
 * Windows Vista Ultimate

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Beta Information
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No formal product support is available from Microsoft for this beta product. For information about how to obtain support for a beta release, see the documentation that is included with the beta product files, or check the Web location where you downloaded the release.



SYMPTOMS
If you use either of the following methods to copy an item to the desktop on a Windows Vista-based computer, the item does not appear on the desktop:
 * On the desktop, you create a shortcut for a file that is located in the %systemroot% folder or that is located in the %systemroot%\system32 folder. You create this shortcut by performing a drag-and-drop operation while you are pressing CTRL + SHIFT.
 * You copy items to the desktop from a network share or from a USB flash drive.

This problem occurs even if the copy operation is successful.

Note Although the item does not appear on the desktop, it does appear in the Desktop folder. The Desktop folder path is \%USERPROFILE%\Desktop.



CAUSE
This problem occurs if you disable the Align to Grid feature for the desktop. The location that you copied the item to has a negative y-axis. Therefore, the item is located above the upper border of the visible desktop.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, enable the Align to Grid feature for the desktop by performing the following operation:

Right-click the desktop, point to View, and then click to select Align to Grid.



MORE INFORMATION
This problem will be corrected by Windows Vista Service Pack 1. No individual hotfix will resolve this problem.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.

Keywords: kbprb kbexpertisebeginner KB943805

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