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Barbara Minjarez
How do I delete an icon on the desktop without deleting
the program?
the program?
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Gordon Burgess-Parker
Barbara said:How do I delete an icon on the desktop without deleting
the program?
Just delete the icon - it's only a shortcut.
You can ONLY delete programs in Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel.
in fact when you delete the icon it will TELL you that you are not removing
the program.
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Ken Blake
In
In most cases, desktop icons are shortcuts--pointers to a
program, not the program itself. Removing them leaves the program
intact.
However, be careful. What I say above is not necessarily true,
and it's possible to put an actual program on the desktop. You
can tell a shortcut from a program by the small curved arrow in
the lower left corner of a shortcut icon.
Barbara Minjarez said:How do I delete an icon on the desktop without deleting
the program?
In most cases, desktop icons are shortcuts--pointers to a
program, not the program itself. Removing them leaves the program
intact.
However, be careful. What I say above is not necessarily true,
and it's possible to put an actual program on the desktop. You
can tell a shortcut from a program by the small curved arrow in
the lower left corner of a shortcut icon.
K
Ken Blake
In
It's *usually* a shortcut, but not necessarily.
No, not so. Programs often have their own uninstall routines,
which works just like the add/remove entry.
And you can even just delete the program's exe file; although you
should never do it this way, it *is* possible.
Gordon Burgess-Parker said:Barbara Minjarez wrote:
Just delete the icon - it's only a shortcut.
It's *usually* a shortcut, but not necessarily.
Panel.You can ONLY delete programs in Add/Remove Programs in Control
No, not so. Programs often have their own uninstall routines,
which works just like the add/remove entry.
And you can even just delete the program's exe file; although you
should never do it this way, it *is* possible.
G
Gordon Burgess-Parker
Ken said:In
In most cases, desktop icons are shortcuts--pointers to a
program, not the program itself. Removing them leaves the program
intact.
However, be careful. What I say above is not necessarily true,
and it's possible to put an actual program on the desktop.
VERY unusual though......
K
Ken Blake
In
Yes, for most people, you're certainly right. I know a couple of
people, however, who insist on using the desktop as a place to
download all files to. I think it's very poor practice, but I'm
been unable to convince them.
I personally wouldn't go to someone else's machine and delete any
old file I found on the desktop, assuming it was just a shortcut,
without checking to be sure.
Gordon Burgess-Parker said:VERY unusual though......
Yes, for most people, you're certainly right. I know a couple of
people, however, who insist on using the desktop as a place to
download all files to. I think it's very poor practice, but I'm
been unable to convince them.
I personally wouldn't go to someone else's machine and delete any
old file I found on the desktop, assuming it was just a shortcut,
without checking to be sure.
J
judy
WOW....2 experts disagree. I like that!