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Old 22nd January 2011 | 11:48
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vulcanised
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You have unused icons on your desktop
This is about as welcome as Mr Paperclip used to be before I discovered how to kill him (XP).

Anyone know how to stop this one?
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Old 22nd January 2011 | 12:34
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First get into the Control Panel (Start->Settings-Control Panel)

Click on Appearance and Themes

Click on Display

Click on the Desktop Tab, and see the button below “Customize Desktop”

Click on it


Now you can un-check the desktop cleanup wizard.
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Old 22nd January 2011 | 14:25
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Thanks for that.

Not exactly as you describe but it helped me find it.
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Old 22nd January 2011 | 14:44
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Don't have any icons on my desktop, they're all pinned to the task bar.
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Old 22nd January 2011 | 15:29
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How do I disable balloon tips in the notification area in Windows XP or Vista?
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Old 23rd January 2011 | 10:03
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Icons on the Toolbar are great!
GG,
Me too

Last edited by Spurlash2; 23rd January 2011 at 10:13. Reason: First picture too big.
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Old 23rd January 2011 | 13:14
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One is grateful for your tips on how to make vindoze a tad less annoying!
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