Comments on: VIPRE: A New Hope for PC Brain Freeze http://backtoamac.com/2009/06/vipre-a-new-hope-for-pc-brain-freeze/ Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:42:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: chris http://backtoamac.com/2009/06/vipre-a-new-hope-for-pc-brain-freeze/comment-page-1/#comment-3201 chris Tue, 20 Apr 2010 19:06:15 +0000 http://backtoamac.com/?p=81#comment-3201 I have a lot of experience with Windows, but not so much with Vista. I was "back to a mac" already when Vista debuted, and I am glad for that as many of my friends have had a bear of a time with Vista. Have you tried your program install/uninstall menu? Perhaps your computer is recognizing this as a program rather than just an icon. In past Microsoft operating systems, there was a desktop cleanup function. If you have it, this may help. Otherwise, my best advice is to defrag. Perhaps this icon is just a random fragment and when the path was broken, it remained an orphan that the computer is unsure what to do with it. Or just switch to a mac. (LOL - you knew I was going to say that!) Remember: With a Mac, the computer "thinks" and the programs tell it what to think about. In a PC environment, the programs are the "brain." I have a lot of experience with Windows, but not so much with Vista. I was “back to a mac” already when Vista debuted, and I am glad for that as many of my friends have had a bear of a time with Vista.

Have you tried your program install/uninstall menu? Perhaps your computer is recognizing this as a program rather than just an icon. In past Microsoft operating systems, there was a desktop cleanup function. If you have it, this may help. Otherwise, my best advice is to defrag. Perhaps this icon is just a random fragment and when the path was broken, it remained an orphan that the computer is unsure what to do with it. Or just switch to a mac. (LOL – you knew I was going to say that!)

Remember: With a Mac, the computer “thinks” and the programs tell it what to think about. In a PC environment, the programs are the “brain.”

]]> By: csodar http://backtoamac.com/2009/06/vipre-a-new-hope-for-pc-brain-freeze/comment-page-1/#comment-3199 csodar Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:51:17 +0000 http://backtoamac.com/?p=81#comment-3199 I have a Dell Inspiron 530 with Vista. I downloaded a MS word file which was attached to an email (no viruses, as far as I know). I then right clicked on the icon and renamed the file. A new icon with the new name appeared, and works fine to open the file. The old icon remained on the desktop and will neither open nor delete. When I try to open it it asks what program to use (even though it's a .doc), I pick Word, then nothing happens. When I try to drag it to the recycle bin it says it's no longer located on the desktop and I need to verify its location. It says its size is 0 bytes. Tried restarting, shutting down and booting back up, still there. What should I do? _____________ [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgJrK42dTSg]satellite tv for pc[/url] I have a Dell Inspiron 530 with Vista. I downloaded a MS word file which was attached to an email (no viruses, as far as I know). I then right clicked on the icon and renamed the file. A new icon with the new name appeared, and works fine to open the file. The old icon remained on the desktop and will neither open nor delete. When I try to open it it asks what program to use (even though it’s a .doc), I pick Word, then nothing happens. When I try to drag it to the recycle bin it says it’s no longer located on the desktop and I need to verify its location. It says its size is 0 bytes. Tried restarting, shutting down and booting back up, still there. What should I do?

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