Cannot hide desktop icons
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From: Teriel9 on 4 Jun 2010 06:49 I go to Desktop properties but am not offered the "Show desktop icons" referred to in the help file. "Show in groups" is greyed out. I have invoked the XP Sidebar and wish to hide the desktop icons as they will appear in the sidebar Any ideas please Teriel9
From: Gerald Ross on 4 Jun 2010 07:48 Teriel9 wrote: > I go to Desktop properties but am not offered the "Show desktop icons" > referred to in the help file. "Show in groups" is greyed out. > I have invoked the XP Sidebar and wish to hide the desktop icons as they > will appear in the sidebar > Any ideas please > Teriel9 > > > Right click on desktop, click on "Arrange icons". There should be a check beside "show desktop icons". Unccheck it. Is that what you did? -- Gerald Ross Cochran, GA I have enough trouble single-tasking!
From: Teriel9 on 4 Jun 2010 10:13 Thanks Gerald, Yes that is what I tried to do but there was no "Show desktop icons" option Teriel9 "Gerald Ross" <gwader(a)comsouth.net> wrote in message news:OlDjkv9ALHA.420(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > Teriel9 wrote: >> I go to Desktop properties but am not offered the "Show desktop icons" >> referred to in the help file. "Show in groups" is greyed out. >> I have invoked the XP Sidebar and wish to hide the desktop icons as they >> will appear in the sidebar >> Any ideas please >> Teriel9 >> >> >> > Right click on desktop, click on "Arrange icons". There should be a check > beside "show desktop icons". Unccheck it. Is that what you did? > > -- > Gerald Ross > Cochran, GA > > I have enough trouble single-tasking! > > > > >
From: Tim Meddick on 4 Jun 2010 15:31 To hide desktop icons: set the following registry setting and reboot (or log off / on) immediately afterward ; [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced] "HideIcons"=dword:00000001 That is to say; locate the above reg-key (within the square brackets) and create a new "Dword" value under it, then give it the value "1". - Then reboot (or log off / on). That should get rid [hide] your desktop icons. To reverse (show desktop icons) ; locate the reg-key again and either delete the value named "HideIcons" or re-set it's value to "0" (zero). Again, then reboot (or log off / on). == Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-) "Teriel9" <terry(a)teriel-consultants.co.uk> wrote in message news:eX%236uA$ALHA.3880(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > Thanks Gerald, > Yes that is what I tried to do but there was no "Show desktop icons" > option > Teriel9 > > > "Gerald Ross" <gwader(a)comsouth.net> wrote in message > news:OlDjkv9ALHA.420(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> Teriel9 wrote: >>> I go to Desktop properties but am not offered the "Show desktop icons" >>> referred to in the help file. "Show in groups" is greyed out. >>> I have invoked the XP Sidebar and wish to hide the desktop icons as >>> they >>> will appear in the sidebar >>> Any ideas please >>> Teriel9 >>> >>> >>> >> Right click on desktop, click on "Arrange icons". There should be a >> check beside "show desktop icons". Unccheck it. Is that what you did? >> >> -- >> Gerald Ross >> Cochran, GA >> >> I have enough trouble single-tasking! >> >> >> >> >> > >
From: Mike S on 4 Jun 2010 18:36
>>>> I go to Desktop properties but am not offered the "Show desktop icons" >>>> referred to in the help file. "Show in groups" is greyed out. >>>> I have invoked the XP Sidebar and wish to hide the desktop icons as >>>> they will appear in the sidebar >>>> Any ideas please >>> Right click on desktop, click on "Arrange icons". There should be a >>> check beside "show desktop icons". Unccheck it. Is that what you did? > To hide desktop icons: set the following registry setting and reboot > (or log off / on) immediately afterward ; > [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced] > "HideIcons"=dword:00000001 > That is to say; locate the above reg-key (within the square brackets) > and create a new "Dword" value under it, then give it the value "1". > Then reboot (or log off / on). > That should get rid [hide] your desktop icons. > To reverse (show desktop icons) ; locate the reg-key again and either > delete the value named "HideIcons" or re-set it's value to "0" > (zero). > Again, then reboot (or log off / on). > Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-) I wrote a small Visual Basic program that leaves an icon in the system tray, when you click on it the visibility of the desktop icons toggles, so you can show/hide them with a click, and right clicking on it brings up a menu that lets you shutdown the computer with one click. I'll be happy to send it or the source code to anyone who wants it. Mike |