>pk,,I tried to correct by going that route however,,,,I just rebooted my computer a 2nd time ,,the first being after the program update,,and the correct desktop icon has returned,,just one of those things I gues but not being tech savy at all,,some little glitch causes me to worry,,the UI is opening OK so all is well for now,,,as always thanks to those who tried to help me,,if not for people like you I'd be completely lost on most things relating to computers.