[Ham-Computers] Items in Desktop Folder not seen on Desktop

[Jim Hill]

There are a number of applications seen in the Desktop folder that 
are not on the actual desktop.
If I attempt to drag an icon from the folder to the actual desktop, 
I'm told the source and destination files are the same.  Generating a 
shortcut in Start>All programs and attempting to move it doesn't work.

I think I inadvertently agreed to cleaning up desktop icons, but this 
option is currently off.  I also checked  auto-arrange to verify that 
option was not selected.

One application I'm attempting to place on the desktop is Explorer 
Plus, and enhanced Windows Explorer

I'm running XP standard version on an older Dell Inspiron notebook computer.

Thanks, Jim