Icons: how do I get rid of that Recycle Bin Icon?

[Perry Goodkind]

Sometimes I just want to enjoy a nice wallpaper without
the clutter of icons. I can remove all the icons in my
desktop by making them invisible and setting my folder
settings to not show hidden items, but that Recycle Bin
icon just won't go away. Older windows systems have that
option of just showing the wallpaper and I miss that
option in XP.

At the Display Properties, 'Desktop' Tab and 'Customize
Desktop' window, there are check boxes for 'My
Documents', 'My computer', 'My network settings',
and 'Internet Explorer' but not one for Recycle Bin.
What's up with that?

[Krooz]

Hi Perry
Right click your desktop then select Arrange Icons By and Uncheck Show
Desktop Icons.
This will give you a clean desktop view (of your wallpaper) and is easy to
reinstate if you need those icons back. Just do the same again & check Show
.... etc
Good luck
K

"Perry Goodkind" > wrote in message
...
> Sometimes I just want to enjoy a nice wallpaper without
> the clutter of icons. I can remove all the icons in my
> desktop by making them invisible and setting my folder
> settings to not show hidden items, but that Recycle Bin
> icon just won't go away. Older windows systems have that
> option of just showing the wallpaper and I miss that
> option in XP.
>
> At the Display Properties, 'Desktop' Tab and 'Customize
> Desktop' window, there are check boxes for 'My
> Documents', 'My computer', 'My network settings',
> and 'Internet Explorer' but not one for Recycle Bin.
> What's up with that?

[Perry Goodkind]

Thank so much!

>-----Original Message-----
>Hi Perry
>Right click your desktop then select Arrange Icons By
and Uncheck Show
>Desktop Icons.
>This will give you a clean desktop view (of your
wallpaper) and is easy to
>reinstate if you need those icons back. Just do the same
again & check Show
>.... etc
>Good luck
>K
>
>"Perry Goodkind" > wrote in message
...
>> Sometimes I just want to enjoy a nice wallpaper without
>> the clutter of icons. I can remove all the icons in my
>> desktop by making them invisible and setting my folder
>> settings to not show hidden items, but that Recycle Bin
>> icon just won't go away. Older windows systems have
that
>> option of just showing the wallpaper and I miss that
>> option in XP.
>>
>> At the Display Properties, 'Desktop' Tab and 'Customize
>> Desktop' window, there are check boxes for 'My
>> Documents', 'My computer', 'My network settings',
>> and 'Internet Explorer' but not one for Recycle Bin.
>> What's up with that?
>
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