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758661 2009-03-23 06:59:00 Thanks Wainui, Yes I have done that but it is annoying when you have to do it on every bootup.
Blam, have run the malware scan - no malicious items detected.

Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.34
Database version: 1887
Windows 6.0.6001 Service Pack 1

23/03/2009 7:35:43 p.m.
mbam-log-2009-03-23 (19-35-43).txt

Scan type: Full Scan (C:\|D:\|)
Objects scanned: 166737
Time elapsed: 2 hour(s), 32 minute(s), 31 second(s)

Memory Processes Infected: 0
Memory Modules Infected: 0
Registry Keys Infected: 0
Registry Values Infected: 0
Registry Data Items Infected: 0
Folders Infected: 0
Files Infected: 0

Memory Processes Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Memory Modules Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Registry Keys Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Registry Values Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Registry Data Items Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Folders Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Files Infected:
(No malicious items detected) 		theother1 (3573)
758662 2009-03-23 07:10:00 I don't know what I did but just restarted and everything seems back to normal.
Thanks Speedy, Blam and Wainui.:) 		theother1 (3573)
758663 2009-03-23 07:14:00 You may have to use trial an error.

See if it happens in safe mode-if it still does, it may be something wrong in the registry/system files

Otherwise-if it works fine in safe mode then it is most probably a peice of sftware causing this.

You will have to open msconfig then tick one program at a time until the problem happens again.

Blam

EDIT: Dang:p Just saw your post! 		Blam (54)
758664 2009-03-23 08:52:00 Have your icons been paid lately? Have they had any holidays?

They may be on strike. :( 		R2x1 (4628)
758665 2009-03-23 09:16:00 It isn't school holidays is it?
Guys,
The problem just came back and I didn't even reboot. Computer had been sleeping woke it up and the Icons were gone!!!!!!! 		theother1 (3573)
758666 2009-03-23 09:23:00 Does it only happen when coming out of sleep? Rob99 (151)
758667 2009-03-23 09:41:00 It isn't school holidays is it?
Guys,
The problem just came back and I didn't even reboot. Computer had been sleeping woke it up and the Icons were gone!!!!!!!

Try what I posted above.

My guest is software interference.

You'll have to use the process of elimination:p 		Blam (54)
758668 2009-03-23 09:54:00 Thanks Blam, Not my favourite option, but if that is the best anyone can suggest it will have to do.
Rob, it seems to happen on startup or wakeup 		theother1 (3573)
758669 2009-03-23 10:06:00 You may have some bad system files.

Next time they dissapear; Ctrl Alt Delete > Processes tab, find explorer.exe > click end process button > applications tab, new task button > type "explorer.exe".

Do they come back?

Another thing to try would be a system file check 		Rob99 (151)
758670 2009-03-23 10:25:00 Do the taskbar icons disappear as well ??

Is hibernation enabled or disabled?

I would check event viewer, and look under system / application (for the time it happens).

And see what it says..Explorer.exe is probably crashing (why the icons disappear). Tell us what the event id is for it / them 		Speedy Gonzales (78)
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