Corrupted Desktop Icons

[Leon]

"Jeffrey D. Yuille" <jeffy5 at optonline.net> writes:

> Hello,
>
>      I just booted to the desktop in FC5 and I see that all of my
> desktop icons have become corrupted (except for the home, computer,
> and trash icons).  When I click on one of them, there is a message
> that says "Cannot open (program).... The filename (program) indicates
> that this file is of type 'desktop document'.  The contents of the
> file indicate that the file is of type 'desktop configuration file. '
> If you open this file, the file might present a security risk to your
> system. "  How do I restore the desktop icons (shortcuts)?  I recall
> in the past that I had a similar problem where there was a hidden
> directory which had to be deleted and the computer rebooted in order
> to restore the desktop.  Any help would be appreciated.

Try with a new user account.

-- 
Leon