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Windows XP Desktop Question

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Dustin.
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It sounds stupid, but I cannot delete or hide the recycle bin shortcut from my desktop.  How do you do it?!?!?  It's the only icon that won't go away!!!
Dec 11 2008 1:42AM
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r3dbullninja
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lol dude try this..

right click anywhere on your desktop, go to "arrange icons by"

and deselect the "show desktop icons" option.

see if that works for you, works for me!!
Dec 11 2008 1:50AM
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doritos
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I forget how you do it in XP... I think it's under Desktop in your Control Panel... MAYBE it's in Settings/Customize or some shit when you right-click the desktop? Look in all the tabs there? Ionno, I stopped using XP awhile ago, Google that shit.
Dec 11 2008 1:51AM
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Dustin.
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YES!  I can't believe I missed that.  I kept getting click happy and going straight to properties.  Thanks man.
Dec 11 2008 1:55AM
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r3dbullninja
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lol welcome due, peace out!
Dec 11 2008 2:05AM
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Hawkeye_Pierce
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Technically, you can't get rid of it.  What you did keeps you from having any shortcuts on your desktop, which may be cool for you I personally don't like it.  I feel like that may get annoying though when you are trying to empty the trash.
Dec 11 2008 5:08AM
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feihlination
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i bet he wants to make a no-icon desktop, so you can see the whole bg. but it "somehow" kills the purpose of a desktop.

or maybe he reduced it to like 3 icons, and for some reason he does not want to have a fourth one, yeah thats it

Dec 11 2008 8:46AM
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doritos
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Yeah, that's more of a band-aid than a fix unless you actually want NOTHING on your desktop because your Quicklaunch or RocketDocking it. There is a way you can get rid of the recycle bin specifically without getting rid of everything else, too.
Dec 11 2008 12:35PM
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KarmaInitiative
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Put another icon on your desktop and than select both. drag the new icon, moving both so that the recycle bin is off the screen. than delete the other icon
Dec 11 2008 1:02PM
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Dustin.
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Ya I have a recycle bin on my Rocket Dock, and I don't want the icons because I have everything I want on there.  The icons get in the way of my icalendar and to do list that I have on the desktop as well.
Dec 11 2008 1:46PM
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