Desktop icons invisible when windows activate

[aska98]

Hi everyone,

I had a problem to my windows XP. When there is a windows is activate and is focus on that windows, all my desktop icon will be missing. And i try to minimize the windows and click on my desktop, and there are no respone on it, no pop up menu. Until i press the button "Show Desktop", and it will recover to normal, but once i activate any windows again, the problem will come back. What had happen to my windows, can anyone help me? Thanks.

[SiMoNsAyS]

hitting F5 (refresh) did not solve the problem?? try disabling active desktop (there is an option called "hide my desktop icons when active desktop is enabled).

[aska98]

Press F5 to refresh also can't solve the problem. I can find the option of "hide my desktop icons when active desktop is enabled", can you tell me where to find it? Thanks

[SiMoNsAyS]

sorry i must be silly, sometimes i forgot that i'm not speaking with myself .

folder options > view > hide desktop icons when viewed as a web page ...

[aska98]

Thanks SiMoNsAyS

But i can't the option that u say in the folder options > view.

I am using Windows XP + SP1.

Thanks