Hide or show desktop icons

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Maris V. Lidaka Sr.

The subject says it all - a one-click program to hide my desktop icons when
I want, and then turn them back on when I want, for Windows XP - I have Hide
Me, but it's for Win95 and Win98 and does not appear to be on the web any
more.

Maris

P.S. Where are the archives for this group?
 
The subject says it all - a one-click program to hide my desktop icons when
I want, and then turn them back on when I want, for Windows XP - I have Hide
Me, but it's for Win95 and Win98 and does not appear to be on the web any
more.

Maris

P.S. Where are the archives for this group?
P.S. Where are the archives for this group?

http://www.pricelessware.org/

Regards

Wayne D
 
The subject says it all - a one-click program to hide my desktop icons
when I want, and then turn them back on when I want, for Windows XP -
I have Hide Me, but it's for Win95 and Win98 and does not appear to
be on the web any more.

Are you saying that "Hide desktop icons" is no longer a right click option
in XP?

In ME it's there if you right click the desktop. Handy little bugger, too.
 
By gosh, it's there! But (now having tried it) I get a colorful countryside
scene as a substitute desktop, which I also don't want - I want black, as
the reason for hiding the icons is to calibrate my monitor.

Thanks for the info, though. But for me HideIcons is easier than trying to
track down XP's substitute desktop.

Maris
 
Maris said:
The subject says it all - a one-click program to hide my desktop
icons when I want, and then turn them back on when I want, for
Windows XP - I have Hide Me, but it's for Win95 and Win98 and does
not appear to be on the web any more.

Maris

P.S. Where are the archives for this group?


I use Iconoid, http://www.sillysot.com/, great little program.

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By gosh, it's there! But (now having tried it) I get a colorful
countryside scene as a substitute desktop, which I also don't want -
I want black, as the reason for hiding the icons is to calibrate my
monitor.

You set the wallpaper in Control Panel>Display>Background (at least you do
in 9x)

Select "none" for the desktop, then click on "Appearance" and select a
scheme that gives you a black desktop. The "High Contrast" schemes give you
that in 9x.
 
You can try this one, ToggleDeskIcons, just make sure the shortcut you
make is not on the desktop. I put it down by the start button.
 
The subject says it all - a one-click program to hide my desktop icons when
I want, and then turn them back on when I want, for Windows XP - I have Hide
Me, but it's for Win95 and Win98 and does not appear to be on the web any
more.
DeskSweeper 2.0
http://no-nonsense-software.com/freeware/
Hide all desktop icons (including Recycle Bin, My Computer, Network
Neighbourhood, etc.) DeskSweeper is always visible in the Windows system
tray for easy access. A single mouse click is all you need to hide or view
your desktop icons. This version includes several new options and features.
Freeware.

regards

Dud
 
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