| Windows 7: Make icon invisible |
07 Jan 2011
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Make icon invisible Hi all,
Using Win 7 Home Premium 64 Bit
I added Notepad and Excel Icons to desktop and assigned shortcut keys
I would now like to make the icons invisible so as to clean up the desktop
I was able to make the text invisible with Alt + 0160
How can I make the icon invisible as well with the shortcut key still functioning
Thanks
goss | My System Specs |
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07 Jan 2011
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Thanks Mike,
Sorry if I was clear
I want to make icons invisible on a one-on-one basis, not all icons
thanks
goss | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Vostro OS Windows 7 Ultimate (SP1) CPU AMD Sempron 3600+ Graphics Card ATI Radeon Xpress 1150 Screen Resolution 1200 x 800 Hard Drives WD Scorpio Blue 500 GB |
07 Jan 2011
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#5 | | Several, including Windows 7 x64 Ultimate |

Quote: Originally Posted by doofenshmirtz Thanks Mike,
Sorry if I was clear
I want to make icons invisible on a one-on-one basis, not all icons
thanks
goss Sorry, I was still editing the post. How to make a single icon invisble is also there.
The tutorial ie9 posted seems a little more elegant!
Regards....Mike Connor | My System Specs | | OS Several, including Windows 7 x64 Ultimate |
07 Jan 2011
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When I right click the Icon, the change Icon button is ghosted out
How can I activate the button?
Thanks
goss | My System Specs | | |
07 Jan 2011
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Have you installed any icon changing programs? | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Vostro OS Windows 7 Ultimate (SP1) CPU AMD Sempron 3600+ Graphics Card ATI Radeon Xpress 1150 Screen Resolution 1200 x 800 Hard Drives WD Scorpio Blue 500 GB |
07 Jan 2011
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#8 | | Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8 Florida in winter, Black Forest/Germany |
How about putting the icons into a toolbar. Then they are invisible and always quickly accessible: Toolbars - How to Use in Windows 7 and Vista | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP, Dell, Gateway, Toshiba - 4 laptops and 2 desktops OS Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8 CPU from 1.6GHz Duo to i7 Monitor(s) Displays 2x HP w2207 Keyboard with trackball - no mices Mouse Trackball mice Hard Drives 5x HDD, 7x SSD, 12x Externals Internet Speed DSL 6000 |
08 Jan 2011
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#9 | | Windows 7 Home Premium x64 Osceola, WI |
Why don't you just drag it to the recycle bin? It won't delete the program and the icon will be gone. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number OEM - Me OS Windows 7 Home Premium x64 CPU AMD Phenom II X6 1600T Motherboard GigaByte GZ-990FXA-UD3 Memory 16GB PC3-10700 (1342MHz) Graphics Card ATI Radeon 5770 HD (x2) CrossFire Sound Card On-board RealTek chipset Monitor(s) Displays 3x Hanns-G 1920x1080 Monitors Screen Resolution 3x Hanns-G 1920x1080 Monitors Keyboard HP USB Mouse LogiTech USB PSU OCZ Stealth X Stream 750W Case Cheap (unknown) Cooling Stock Hard Drives Intel 25-V SSD 40GB: 218 MB/s AT: 0.1ms
Intel X-25M SSD 80GB: 230MB/s AT: 0.1ms
Seagate 750GB: 133 MB/s AT: 13ms (perpendicular storage)
Buffalo HD-PCTU3 1TB External drive Internet Speed 1.5 Mbps - Slow - At the tail-end of a rural network Other Info Printer: Epson Stylus C-84
Scanner: HP 3500C Flatbed
DVD-RW: Plextor
DVD-ROM: Unknown
WEI: 7.4 |
08 Jan 2011
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#10 | | Windows 7 x64 Ultimate A Finnish immigrant in Leipzig, Germany |
Am I missing something here? Why don't you just hide the shortcut?
Kari | My System Specs | | Computer type Laptop System Manufacturer/Model Number HP ENVY 17-1150eg OS Windows 7 x64 Ultimate CPU 1.6 GHz Intel Core i7-720QM Processor Memory 6 GB Graphics Card ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Graphics Sound Card Beats sound system with integrated subwoofer Monitor(s) Displays 17" laptop display, 22" LCD and 32" Full HD TV through HDMI Screen Resolution 1600*900, 1680*1050 and 1920*1080 Keyboard Logitech diNovo Media Desktop Laser (bluetooth) Mouse Logitech MX1000 Laser (Bluetooth) Hard Drives Internal: 2 x 500 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive 7200 rpm
External: 2TB for backups, 3TB USB3 network drive for media Internet Speed 50/10 Mbps VDSL Antivirus MSE, Windows Defender Browser Maxthon 3.5.2. Other Info Windows 7 Ultimate Retail Full in English, additional Guest-user accounts in Finnish, German and Swedish (Working languages English & Swedish, Family language German, my own language, mother tongue, Finnish. I really need Ultimate to get to use Language Packs!) Make icon invisible problems? All times are GMT -5. The time now is 08:16 PM. | |