I came home and found all my desktop icons gone.
I have tried restarting the computer, making a new icon/link, and activating the computer/recycle bin/ icons to no avail.
Sorry Johndbills, but if you are not having problems Windows Live OneCare then you are off topic, this forum is dedicated to Windows Live OneCare, you can look for help and an answer here http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/list/en-us/default.aspx
But...*cough* http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555363 *cough*