how to keep desktop icons from constantly refreshing

Question

original title: how to keep icons from constantly refreshing

My icons (desktop) constantly refresh.  How do I stop this?

Answer 1

Hi,

·         Since when are you facing this issue?

·         Do you remember making any changes to the system?

Method 1:

I would suggest you to put the system in clean boot and check whether the issue persists. Follow the steps mentioned in the article given below.

How to configure Windows XP to start in a "clean boot" state

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310353

Note: Put the system in Normal Startup by following the steps mentioned in ‘Steps to configure Windows to use a Normal startup state’ section

Method 2:

I would suggest you to update the graphics card drivers on the system and check whether the issue is resolved. Follow the steps mentioned in the article given below.

How to manage devices in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/283658/en-us

Method 3:

It might be that the icon Cache is corrupted. I would suggest you to rebuilt the icon cache and check whether the issue is resolved.

a.        Close and save anything that you are working on. This command will kill explorer and restart the computer when completed.

b.       Open the Start Menu and type cmd in the search box and press enter.

c.        In the command prompt, Copy and Paste each command line below and press enter after each command.

taskkill /IM explorer.exe /F

CD /d %userprofile%\AppData\Local

DEL IconCache.db /a

shutdown /r

d.       The IconCache.db file has now been rebuilt.

Answer 2

After yesterday's update my desktop icons keep refreshing every second the moment I access the internet