From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On Thu, 12 Feb 2026 11:43:22 +0100, Carlos E. R. wrote:   
      
   > On 2026-02-12 01:03, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   >>   
   >> On Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:12:24 +0100, Carlos E. R. wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> But if they refer to nonexistent programs, they no longer work.   
   >>> They are just cosmetic noise.   
   >>   
   >> How do you tell without trying them all?   
   >   
   > Because the premise of this subthread, which you removed, was:   
   >   
   >    On 2026-02-11 11:28, The Natural Philosopher wrote:   
   >   
   >    > Desktop icons referring to nonexistent programs remained in place   
      
   We already discussed why it’s not exactly trivial to determine that   
   they *are* referring to nonexistent programs ...   
      
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