How to eliminate a "desktop item"

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Bob W

I downloaded a picture to use as a desktop wallpaper. By error I
right-clicked "set as a desktop item". Now it is on my desktop and I can't
figure out how to get rid of it!

Can some kind soul tell me how? Thanks.
 
Run RegEdit. Drill down to this key.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\ CurrentVersion\explorer\Desktop\
NameSpace
You will see several items listed here. Click on each item. Look for what you
want to delete. Delete it. Reboot.



| I downloaded a picture to use as a desktop wallpaper. By error I
| right-clicked "set as a desktop item". Now it is on my desktop and I can't
figure out how to get rid of it!
|
| Can some kind soul tell me how? Thanks.
|
|
 
Bob W said:
I downloaded a picture to use as a desktop wallpaper. By error I
right-clicked "set as a desktop item". Now it is on my desktop and I can't
figure out how to get rid of it!

Can some kind soul tell me how? Thanks.
Click to expand...

Control Panel -> Display -> Change your picture to NONE (or whatever you'd
like)
 
Only 5 items are listed under NameSpace. None of them appear to be the
suspect picture.
 
It was set on None before the incident and still is--but the picture is
still on the desktop.
 
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