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Re: Windows XP: Hide All Desktop Icons

Danny — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 18:30:41 -0000

In my Windows 7, I click VIEW and check or uncheck View Desktop Icons

I use it for when I am doing a screen recording with Camstasia

Re: Windows XP: Hide All Desktop Icons

Ummmmnoooo — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 07:04:27 -0000

Is it possible to hide only the icons you want without hiding them all?
Thanks for you help. :-)

Re: Windows XP: Hide All Desktop Icons

Tahirkhan — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 06:33:42 -0000

thanks

Re: Windows XP: Hide All Desktop Icons

Tksamy17 — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 05:17:28 -0000

For whatever purpose you can hide all the icons on your desktop without having to delete them.

Re: Windows XP: Hide All Desktop Icons

rem bur — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 18:49:48 -0000

Great, thanks! Works like a charm!

Re: Windows XP: Hide All Desktop Icons

n0isyneighb0r — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 20:26:25 -0000

nice thanks for the quick tip!

Re: Windows XP: Hide All Desktop Icons

Josh — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 02:39:31 -0000

On my laptop you got to go to "Arrange icons by" then look for it on that list
Hope that helps

Re: Windows XP: Hide All Desktop Icons

Ghigho — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:01:12 -0000

thank you very very much

Re: Windows XP: Hide All Desktop Icons

Mkaa — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 06:15:55 -0000

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Re: Windows XP: Hide All Desktop Icons

Another Name — Sat, 22 May 2010 14:17:09 -0000

Name, awesome. My work computer has this disappeared and I've been trying to get the option to show so I can hide the desktop items.

Re: Windows XP: Hide All Desktop Icons

kyodailol — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 13:22:23 -0000

Thanks for the tip :) very useful when you want to enjoy your wallpaper instead of all your icons :)

Re: Windows XP: Hide All Desktop Icons

fadiekay — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 03:03:01 -0000

That is not for xp that is only for Vista

Re: Windows XP: Hide All Desktop Icons

shashikarg — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:40:17 -0000

right click on the front page, in an area where there are no icons.

Re: Windows XP: Hide All Desktop Icons

dacheezeisonfire — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 02:54:32 -0000

thanks for the help!! needed to know how to do this to play a trick on my friend

Re: Windows XP: Hide All Desktop Icons

Kevin — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 23:49:05 -0000

me too but on my other account
its ok

Re: Windows XP: Hide All Desktop Icons

Ritesh — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 12:50:24 -0000

hi I am using Windows XP,
but on my desktop when in press right click and go to properties,
in properties I do not found the two tabs i.e. theme, and for wallpaper (to set center, stretch etc)
and also in arrange by option I do not get the "hide desktop icon option"

Please guide me.
Thanks

Re: Windows XP: Hide All Desktop Icons

Name — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:53:14 -0000

forgot, you will also have to restart explorer.exe (if you don't know how, a restart or log on and off will do it too)

Re: Windows XP: Hide All Desktop Icons

Name — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:29:15 -0000

Just found the solution.
http://www.kellys-korner-xp...

go to line 246, left hand side. right click and save link as. save it to your desktop, and make sure once its saves it doesn't have .txt at the end. open it and say yes to merg with the registry. you should now have the show desktop icons option

Re: Windows XP: Hide All Desktop Icons

winston09 — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:31:45 -0000

How do I make a hide desktop items on the taskbar for shortcut method in XP (sp2)?

Re: Windows XP: Hide All Desktop Icons

frolo11 — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:14:36 -0000

1: just right-click on your screen and read options

Re: Windows XP: Hide All Desktop Icons

David — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:55:14 -0000

I don't see "Show Desktop Icons" on my XP box

Re: Windows XP: Hide All Desktop Icons

Ger — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 16:31:33 -0000

Hah. I have seen this option before. For whatever reason, I don't have it now. I had it before formatting my PC. I have NO idea what makes it appear or not, lol. So strange. Oh well.

Re: Windows XP: Hide All Desktop Icons

reedsmith — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 09:34:28 -0000

On step number 1, you say right click on your desktop. What does that mean? There is no desktop icon, just the front page where all the icons are located. Tell me specifically how and where to find the "desktop" so I can right click it

Re: Windows XP: Hide All Desktop Icons

Neil — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 02:48:26 -0000

There is no such "Show Desktop Icons" option.

Re: Windows XP: Hide All Desktop Icons

Riyas — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 01:19:26 -0000

many thanks!