Re: How to remove desktop icons w/out deleting?

From: Scot (greatscotinla_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 02/27/05 

Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2005 04:49:36 GMT

Other icons include those bundled with a Sony system -- Quicken, AOL,
Netscape, Norton Internet Security, SpySubtract, various VAIO icons, etc. I
just now found the answer by Right-Ckicking on the screen / Arrange Icons by
/ Show Desktop Icons (which I would UNcheck to cause all icons to
disappear). What I'd like to do is selectively make certain icons disappear
but retain others such as Recycle Bin and a VAIO icon. Is it possible to
keep some visible while making others disappear without literally deleting
them from the system?

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@nospamgmail.com> wrote in message
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> When installing a new installation of Windows XP,
> the only icon that appears on the Desktop is the Recycle
> Bin. What other icons are your referring to?
>
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> Carey Frisch
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>
> "Scot" wrote:
>
> | Setting up WindowsXP Home 2002 SP2 on a new system. How do I remove all
> of
> | the pre-bundled, and rather useless icons, that appear on the desktop
> | without literally deleting them from the system? Doing a Properties /
> Hide
> | only seems to gray them out, rather than truly hiding them.
> |
> | Thanks,
>

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