> Disappearing Icons could be due to something playing with registry.
>
> Check to see if MS Power Tools have been loaded on - these are
> basically  the short cut method instead of manual registry hacking.
> Icons can be restored using this tool

It's not just the icons Colin - the actual targets and folders have
been deleted too. Completely. And now I've double-checked,
even programs in the Programs folder have gone. For example,
he had just two games - Red Alert and Quake - now both gone.
RA did not have a Desktop shortcut but Quake did. The Program
folder has not been cleaned out though, there are still some sub-
folders left. I'll check if there are any remnants anywhere, for
example in the registry, but so far it looks as cleaned out as if
you'd done it manually (which I know he hasn't). Paint Shop Pro
has lost its icon but the program itself is still there in a folder, so
whatever's going on doesn't seem consistent

I'll have to check your other suggestions in the morning, as well as
check all the floppies and CDs he got from his friends for viruses
or anything that looks dodgy

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