Useless desktop icons

I have a few icons on my desktop that will not open anything but also cannot be deleted. I got them them by going to Start, Programs, and then right clicking on a program and clicking on Create Shortcut. After I moved them to the desktop they became useless. Does anybody have an idea on how to get rid of them?

Thanks!!

 

The basic answer would be right click and then delete. If that does not work perhaps they are associated w/ an open program and cannot be deleted(part of the running program shut it down then try again).

Hopethathelpedya

 

Try Unlocker or MoveOnBoot

 

Or safe mode.

 

I downloaded both and moveonb was not help and Unlocker does not show up in the column when I right click. When I go to Start, Programs, Unlocker, I get a choice of README, Uninstall, & web site. Is that all there is or do I need to uninstall and re-download?

 

Safe Mode didn't help.

 

1. Download Pocket KillBox

2. Open the file once done downloading

3. Look for a folder-like icon , click on it

4. Search for the icon on your desktop then double click that

5. Select "Standard Kill File" from the options

6. Then click on the red "X" icon

7. A popup will come up confirming the deletion click on "yes"

controlmind

 

OK. Got it. I unistalled and re-installed it and clicked on "..shortcut menu" and it worked and I have gotten rid of all five of them.

Thanks!!

 

Thanks for your help. See above response.

 

Found it one day surfing thru the downloads. Works nicely, has become one of my must have apps for XP.

 

Maybe I need to add it to my list of applications also, but I still have a habit of using either repair console or other offline tools that are definitely not cheap.

Also, another way, is to use the registry to remove hard to delete programs. There is a key that you can set to remove a particular program on next reboot. But, if a gui works, then by all means, use the easier way!