Cannot hide desktop icons

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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
 
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!
 
Thanks Gerald,

Yes that is what I tried to do but there was no "Show desktop icons" option

Teriel9





"Gerald Ross" wrote in message

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> 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!

>

>

>

>

>
 
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" wrote in message

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> Thanks Gerald,

> Yes that is what I tried to do but there was no "Show desktop icons"

> option

> Teriel9

>

>

> "Gerald Ross" wrote in message

> news:OlDjkv9ALHA.420@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!

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>

>
 
>>>> 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
 
Yes please Mike

terry@yourinternetspace.net

Thanks

Teriel9





"Mike S" wrote in message

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>>>>> 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
 
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