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(Solved) - desktop icons

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0zSpitt
0zSpitt
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is it possible to completely remove the titles to desktop icons?

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LH
LH
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Yep. Rename the icon with Alt + 255
For the next icon it's Alt + 255 Alt + 255
and so on

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nikhil2761115
nikhil2761115
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its <space>alt+255

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LH
LH
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You must use the numeric keypad to input the 255.

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LH
LH
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You don't need the Space

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nikhil2761115
nikhil2761115
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but i used the keys which r below function keys... and it worked...

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nikhil2761115
nikhil2761115
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same thing. it makes a space itself if u use numeric keys...

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LH
LH
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Oh ok .

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0zSpitt
0zSpitt
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excellent, thanks. doing this along with vista shortcut manager really cleans up the icons.

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LH
LH
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Do you want to get rid of the icons too ?

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0zSpitt
0zSpitt
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how about hiding them and using a double click on the desktop to make them reappear, instead of right clicking and unchecking "show desktop icons" everytime

or a hotkey type set-up

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LH
LH
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Um...I prefer it like this,

Will bear your request in mind :)

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vistamike
vistamike
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Stardock Fences springs to mind, I think there was an article recently on the forum. It's still free.

Mike

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0zSpitt
0zSpitt
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i used fences but this is for an old dell that can't even run rocketdock. now she wants her desktop to work/look like mine. i was trying not to add too many programs.
LH, i don't know what that is

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LH
LH
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Just showing that I prefer text to icons :)

How about putting those programs into the context menu. It would then just be 1 right, and 1 left click to open them.
No icons on the desktop at all !

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0zSpitt
0zSpitt
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knowing her for several years now i can tell you she does better with pictures than she would with all them words and motions, lol.
the hiding then part was for myself, the only thing i have on my desktop is rainmeter and my taskbar autohides.
o.k., i'm done keeping you from the important issues, thanks again my friends...

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0zSpitt
0zSpitt
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i just had to make 1 more post so i would 1000 :P

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