Libraries Desktop Icon - Add or Remove

swarfega · Jan 13, 2009

Open windows explorer,
Left click and drag the main Libraries icon onto the desktop

Brink · Jan 13, 2009

Hi Swarfega,

That's a good one for placing a shortcut of Libraries on the desktop instead.

Thank you for sharing this.

Shawn

randomhell · Jan 27, 2009

Hi,
(my first message)
Anyone knows how to change the icon of a created folder in the library?
thank you in advance.

garysgold · Jan 27, 2009

Hello randomhell,

Welcome to the Seven Forums.

Take a look at this thread. http://www.sevenforums.com/customization/2215-quick-question.html

Gary

randomhell · Jan 27, 2009

Sorry for that,
I browsed throught tutorials tho, but didn't find anything.
I won't do it again..^^

garysgold · Jan 27, 2009

Not a problem. Now others will be able to find it too.

Enjoy your stay.

Gary

w00t · Apr 27, 2009

been trying to delete the library icon from my desktop but can't seem to do so.

cause when i right click the icon there's no delete option and i also tried using that .reg fiel above. which is weird. can anyone shed some light to why this is?

heres a screen shot.

Brink · Apr 27, 2009

Hello w00t, and welcome to Seven Forums.

After you have downloaded and merged the reg file in step 2, did you right click on a empty space on the desktop and click on Refresh?

Hope this helps,
Shawn

w00t · Apr 27, 2009

Brink said:
Hello w00t, and welcome to Seven Forums.

After you have downloaded and merged the reg file in step 2, did you right click on a empty space on the desktop and click on Refresh?

Hope this helps,
Shawn

thanks for the welcome

, and yea i refreshed the desktop and also restarted.

Brink · Apr 27, 2009

w00t,

Try merging this .reg file and restarting the computer afterwards to see if helps. It includes restoring the default registry settings at LOCAL_MACHINE as well instead of just at CURRENT_USER.

w00t · Apr 27, 2009

Brinks thanks for your help with this, its much appreciated, but still no luck with it

Brink · Apr 27, 2009

Umm, ok. Are you doing this while logged in an adminsitrator account? Did you use this tutorial to add the icon to the desktop or from somewhere else that may be using another method?

w00t · Apr 27, 2009

yea i'm administrator. And I haven't tried to add libraries elsewhere. Also could it be software from my previous windows vista that is causing this, as i used the upgrade option to install win7 build 7100 from vista.

Brink · Apr 27, 2009

I'm not sure why Windows 7 is not allowing you to delete the icon. Using this turtorial, I'm not having any problems adding or removing it.

You might see if doing a System Restore using a restore point dated before you added the icon. If it has been to long ago, then a Repair install may help instead.

plop28 · Apr 30, 2009

Hello, i have installed Windows 7 at work, and i wanted to delete this icon too.

I tried this method on this forum without success

I didn't find another thing but for me it appeared when i join the computer at the domain.

Sorry for my english, im french :/

Bye all

Brink · Apr 30, 2009

Hello Plop28, and welcome to Seven Forums.

That would most likely be a setting that the domain administrator as added. He or she is the only one that can change or remove it then.

Sorry,
Shawn

plop28 · Apr 30, 2009

I have only one GPO when a computer join the domain who (whitch maybe

) displaying the quick bar lunch :/

ilovetoberandom · May 5, 2009

w00t,

I had the exact same problem as you and figured out - after several hours of fooling around - how to get rid of the icon. I upgraded from Windows Vista to Windows 7 and was unable to remove the "Libraries" desktop icon as well, even after following the tutorial provided here. I believe the answer lies in what type of start menu I had before upgrading. Instead of the contemporary start menu, I had the classic one. The tutorial and downloads provided here add a key to the new start menu - not the old - where I believe some of my settings still are.

To get rid of the icon, you must edit the registry:

Click "Start" and in the search bar type "regedit".
Browse to the following folder: "[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\ClassicStartMenu]"
Once there, click "Edit" then "New" then "DWORD (32-bit) Value".
A new value will be created and copy and paste this as it's name: "{031E4825-7B94-4DC3-B131-E946B44C8DD5}"
Double click on the value you just created and in the value data box, enter in "1".
Close out of the Registry Editor.
Right click on the desktop and click "Refresh" and the icon should disappear.

Jillyd72 · May 10, 2009

Still no Joy

Hi, I have tried both the zip file registry editor and the manual registry editor mentioned above. Like the previous poster I had a classic start menu under Vista so I had high hopes. Unfortunately I am still stuck with the increasingly annoying icon I dont want. I hope MS fix this as I think having the desktop the way you want it is very important, if I dont want a libraries icon on it, why am I forced to have it! :cry:

Jilly (vista upgrade to Windows7)

Ok, I have just found the fix that worked for me on another forum, if you are still having no joy, try this one http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/showthread.php?p=3427237

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