Question : No icon on desk top windows XP

I have no icon on my desk top. I ran scan dsk (Found and corrected problems), Have tried Safe mode (all users) System restore goes thru the motions but does not restore . Tried  Last known good config....  Mouse works, Ctrl-Alt-Del  works. One more thing, I have the system (Dell) restore disk, bur I cannot do a repair.

Answer : No icon on desk top windows XP

Solution 1 :  
Right Click On The Desktop --> There will be an Option of "HIDE ALL DESKTOP ICONS" . Untick It If It is Checked.

Solution 2 :
Go To : C:\Documents And Settings\<User Name>\Desktop\
Check If there Are Any Icons.If there Are None,then Copy Paste The desired shortcuts(eg. games,applications) in this Directory.NOW,U will see these ICONS

Solution 3 :
Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete --> Select PROCESSES tab --> click on explorer.exe and TERMINATE IT.-->NOW Click On File-->New Task--> type "explorer.exe"   -  (Without dialogue commas)
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