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    hide desktop icons shortcut?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by ahwang, May 30, 2007.

  1. ahwang

    ahwang Notebook Enthusiast

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    Does anyone know a nifty little way I can make a "hide all desktop icons" short-cut? I know there's a way to do it manually but I want to be able to bind the function to a shortcut so I can show/hide desktop icons at whim...

    anyone?

    edit: I'm using Windows Vista
     
    ahwang, May 30, 2007
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  2. mikeymike

    mikeymike Notebook Evangelist

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    only thing i can think of is StarDock
     
    mikeymike, May 30, 2007
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  3. foosa123

    foosa123 adsfjldsajflkajsdfa

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    foosa123, May 30, 2007
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  4. ahwang

    ahwang Notebook Enthusiast

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    Forgot to mention that I'm using Vista...
     
    ahwang, May 30, 2007
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  5. sylonien

    sylonien Notebook Evangelist

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    Umm.

    Right click desktop
    View
    Un-check 'Show Desktop Icons' perhaps? :confused:
     
    sylonien, Jun 1, 2007
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  6. sandesign

    sandesign Notebook Consultant

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    Why not consider using a dock? It's better looking and you can hide it when you don't need it.
    I recommend RocketDock...
     
    sandesign, Jun 2, 2007
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  7. mattireland

    mattireland It used to be the iLand..

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    If you want to hide them all can't you just select them all in a huge box and pressing delete?

    You wouldn't be able to get them back though. I'm not sure if this would have helped or not. Do tell me if it didn't and I'll try to help more.
     
    mattireland, Jun 2, 2007
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  8. AtLarge

    AtLarge Notebook Geek

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    You da Man! :cool:
     
    AtLarge, Jun 2, 2007
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  9. sylonien

    sylonien Notebook Evangelist

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    Oh yeh I'm da man! lol Glad to help.

    But yeh RocketDock is very cool man.
     
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    sylonien, Jun 3, 2007
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    allancass Newbie

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    allancass, May 14, 2008
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