Cal Bear '66 replied...

I have many, many shortcut and system icons on my desktop, whenever I do a
refresh the "Computer" icon in the upper left corner always gets this dotted
outline no matter which icon was previously selected.  This would seem to be
normal behavior and nothing to worry about.  Just clicking on an empty space on
the desktop makes the dotted box disappear.

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  KristleBawl replied...

Yes, it looks red to me, too, on my desktop. So, what you see is probably
just one of those *wow* things. ;)

KB

  Steve Easton replied...

If that is the only icon on the desktop, then "It automatically" has focus any time
the desktop is displaying.

All that box is telling you is that the recycle bin has focus.
Place another icon on the desktop ( shortcut or something ) and click it once.
the focus will change to it.


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