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    Single click to open desktop icons

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Nara, Mar 4, 2010.

  1. Nara

    Nara Notebook Guru

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    I already knew how to do it with all the folders, but I just want it for the desktop icons. Anyone has any idea how to do this? Thanks.
     
    Nara, Mar 4, 2010
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    If you've enabled single click opening in your folder options, then this should work with desktop icons also - it does for me.
     
    modernape, Mar 5, 2010
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    Bingo

    :yes:
     
    surfasb, Mar 5, 2010
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  4. Nara

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    Actually I already knew that. What I really want is for the single click action to work on the desktop icons only. Thanks anyway :).
     
    Nara, Mar 6, 2010
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    Hmm, that's good. Maybe it will finally make my step sisters happy with using Windows, since they always forget to double click on the icons. (They have a Mac).
     
    Amnesiac, Mar 6, 2010
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    What about using the Desktop toolbar on Taskbar?
     
    Don Quixote, Mar 6, 2010
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  7. Nara

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    I rather use docks (rocketdock, objectdock, etc) instead of the Desktop toolbar. Anyway thanks for the suggestion.
     
    Nara, Mar 6, 2010
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