Weird one- desktop is replicating copies of pics and docs

[Capn Sunshine]

I try to put the copies in the trash, and they show up on the desktop again after restart.
Also, if I click on one of them, six more copies appear
WTF

[Gore1FL]

1. what O/S?

[Capn Sunshine]

2. Windows XP pro

I'm on a Wireless LAN also

[Gore1FL]

3. I'll needto dig into this

remind me if I dot respond in a timely manner. I am uo to my eyeballs in a problem I need to fix this week.

[Gore1FL]

4. Check this:

click start run, regedit and traverse down to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders

When you open up the last folder you should see a bunch of entries. the data on each one should start %USERPROFILE%

do they say that or something else?

[Gore1FL]

5. you might also want to check:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ User Shell Folders

Make sure that the Common Desktop entry is set to %PUBLIC%\Desktop

[JPettus]

6. I've run into a problem when selecting multiple items to do anything with

Whether whacking the files or simply moving them, if I hold down the CTRL key and click quickly through selecting the files it starts a copy operation and will put the copied files and folders in the same place, but with the addition of "Copy of" and the name.

Is that what is happening here?

[RC]

7. Slow down and make sure the mouse is not moving when you click.