Icons on desktop which shouldn't be there

I dunno how to get rid of them, but I think they're suppose to be there. I have them in my desktop folder, too, even though they're not on the desktop itself.

Thanks guys for replies. I appriciate that you take time to respond.

Now I don't want to sound ungratefull, and don't take it the wrong way, but often on the web it can be seen, that whenever somebody doesn't know how to fix some problem, questions arise like "why do you want this", "what's wrong with it that you want to change" and so on

Again, don't take it the wrong way, but if I did post this message I DO want to change it :P, I didn't create a thread to debate about it

Going back to the issue at hand...

Britton30 said:

Welcome to Seven forums Lukair.
If you don't want to see them, right click the offenders|properties and apply the Hidden attribute.

I can't do that, because those icons seem untypical. I don't have a "properties" option on them, when I click RMB.

If I could make them "dissapear" it would be fine as well. I just don't want them there as I never, ever use it.

ps. Thanks Britton for a warm welcome.

xxxdannyxxx said:

I dont have any icons showing on my desktop and the users\desktop folder is always empty, however the desktop link in the navigation bar always opens with 6 items (recycle bin/user folder/computer/libraries/control panel/network)I think (hope) this is just the default behaviour of the link\desktop folder.Although occasionally ive noticed shortcuts in the links\desktop folder that arnt in the users\desktop folder.Not sure why.

Danny

Yep, same here. If I go to my folder on C:\, and then to desktop, those icons are not there. What's better, the "My computer" and "Bin" icons are gone too, which is just perfect. However, when I do a shortcut to the same folder, no matter where I put it(it can be even on C:\), somehow the icons I shouldn't see, are shown there.

Thanks for your reply danny.

xxxdannyxxx said:

Hi Lukair

Just right click c\username\desktop folder and send a shortcut of your desktop folder to your desktop.If that makes any sense at all lol.That way the only folder that should be in your shortcut will be desktop shotcut[...]

Why it should be the only shortcut there?

Sorry danny, but I'm finding it hard to follow :/

xxxdannyxxx said:

No worries its awkward to explain to but ill try.
If you create a shortcut to your desktop on your desktop when you open your shortcut you will have a desktop shortcut in there as the shortcut is on your desktop.Its easier to understand if you do it yourself.Just create the shortcut on your desktop and open it you will see what I mean.

Danny

Let me try to follow you. You want me to create a shortcut to C:\...\profile\desktop and then put this very shortcut on the windows desktop?

If so, how this will fix the issue? If I do that, my screenshot will look the same as in the first post, just with the addition of a desktop shortcut

Brink said:

Hello Lukair, and welcome to Seven Forums.

Double check using the tutorial below to make sure that the boxes for these icons are unchecked in the Desktop Icon Settings window, or use the REG files in OPTION TWO to try and remove the desktop icons that you do not want.

Desktop Icons - Add or Remove



Hope this helps,
Shawn

That's the first thing I checked Brink. I also tried to check all the icons, and then remove them afterwards.

The thing is... it does work, but when we talk about the windows desktop. Whichever icons there are set in personalized menu, then I will have those icons on the windows desktop. But still, those settings seems that have no bearing, if I do a shortcut to the desktop FOLDER.