Vista - Desktop Icons Cleanup

How do I clean up the unwanted desktop icons on Vista? I knew how to do w/
xp but it seems to me Vista has it setup differently

Right click on the icon and select delete...


"Scott M Heller" <sheller@tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message
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> How do I clean up the unwanted desktop icons on Vista? I knew how to do w/
> xp but it seems to me Vista has it setup differently

that's not what im asking... there is a feature on xp that you can do a
desktop cleanup... is there such a feature on vista?

On Feb 4, 1:26 pm, "Scott M Heller" <shel...@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
> that's not what im asking... there is a feature on xp that you can do a
> desktop cleanup... is there such a feature on vista?

Oh..OK. Sorry I did not understand. I looked around on my system and
could not find that tool. I have only had my Vista Ultimate installed
less that 24 hours so I am still learning the system. I tried RC1 for
a few weeks, I liked it and decided to do the upgrade plunge. There
are a few things I like and a few I don't. Desktop Cleanup on XP was
never one of my favorites. Sorry you can't find it. If I discover it
in the next few days I'll report back.

'Haven't found it either and Googling "Vista desktop cleanup" hasn't got me
an answer neither.

Saucy Lemon


<gripstock@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Feb 4, 1:26 pm, "Scott M Heller" <shel...@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
>> that's not what im asking... there is a feature on xp that you can do a
>> desktop cleanup... is there such a feature on vista?
>
> Oh..OK. Sorry I did not understand. I looked around on my system and
> could not find that tool. I have only had my Vista Ultimate installed
> less that 24 hours so I am still learning the system. I tried RC1 for
> a few weeks, I liked it and decided to do the upgrade plunge. There
> are a few things I like and a few I don't. Desktop Cleanup on XP was
> never one of my favorites. Sorry you can't find it. If I discover it
> in the next few days I'll report back.
>

Not sure by what clean up unwanted icons means?

The Windows icons can be added/removed by right clicking the desktop,
choose personalize, and at the top of the left hand pane under Tasks,
click Change desktop icons. You can add/remove icons from here.

Any other icons would be added by yourself or a program and you just delete
them.


"Scott M Heller" <sheller@tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message
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> How do I clean up the unwanted desktop icons on Vista? I knew how to do w/ xp but it seems to me
> Vista has it setup differently

On Feb 4, 6:27 pm, "JP" <j...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Not sure by what clean up unwanted icons means?
>
> The Windows icons can be added/removed by right clicking the desktop,
> choose personalize, and at the top of the left hand pane under Tasks,
> click Change desktop icons. You can add/remove icons from here.
>
> Any other icons would be added by yourself or a program and you just delete
> them.

The original poster is referring to the "Desktop Cleanup' application
that would pop up in Windows XP from time to time at Start Up. I
comes up regularly on my lap top computer I use for travel when it
sits idle for a few weeks.

If it what I am thinking..you click on 'start' [ the BIG blue circle on the
far left bottom corner, go to 'all programs', then click on 'accesories',
then 'look down till u see 'system tools' and I found my [disk cleanup,
defrag, ect.] there..I hope this helps?

"Scott M Heller" wrote:

> that's not what im asking... there is a feature on xp that you can do a
> desktop cleanup... is there such a feature on vista?
>