Re: [OT] Windows XP desktop icons Arrghhh!

["John Andrews" <groups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

When you say system icons:

Have you tried:

Bring up display properties (right click on the desktop), desktop tab and
then customise desktop button.

You can enable / disable them from there.....

----- Original Message -----
From: "ho yin ng" <yahoogroups@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2004 7:24 PM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] Windows XP desktop icons Arrghhh!


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> Humm not good ...
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> Tweakui cannot does not even see these icons on the desktop tab.
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> They do not exist according to Tweakui??!!
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> I have also tried repairing icons .. but does not help ..
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> Anymore ideas?
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> Thanks,
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> Ho yin
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: ho yin ng [mailto:yahoogroups@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 30 December 2004 19:19
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] Windows XP desktop icons Arrghhh!
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> IT is ok I worked it out!!!
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> Right click the inf file and select install!!!
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> Lets see if it works!
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> Thanks,
>
> Ho yin
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gareth Cook [mailto:g@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 30 December 2004 17:47
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Fw: [ukha_d] [OT] Windows XP desktop icons Arrghhh!
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> http://www.filemirrors.com/search.src?type=begins&file=tweakui
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> Install, and you'll have an icon in Control Panel (this is an MS app).
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> You can then remove system icons from the desktop.
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> G.
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>  Gareth Cook
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> ----- Forwarded by Gareth Cook/UK/IBM on 30/12/2004 17:42 -----
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> Dear all,
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> Hope you all had a good Christmas and are looking forward to the New
Year!
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> It seems that over the Christmas period some annoying icons have
planted
> themselves on the desktop! I have had them before and I know they are
> advert
> icons i.e.
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> Advertising webhosting, travel, poker, printer catridges, card games,
> casino
> online, bingo etc.
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> I do not know where they come from, and on previous occasions I have
> managed
> to delete them.
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> However this time I cannot delete them! Nor can I right click on them!
> Nothing happens. However if I double click them I can launch them .
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> I have tried Adware 6, it cleaned up but did not touch the icons.
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> I looked through my control panel, add and remove programs but found
> nothing
> relevant.
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> Anyone got a solution? A part from formatting my machine and
reinstalling
> everything?
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> Thanks,
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> Ho yin
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