Duplicate icons

patti ,this is how to take a screenshot including the sart menu.

1- press ctrl and prtsc or print screen at the same time
2- open paint from the start menu /all programs/accessories/paint
3- click the cursor in paint window then press ctrl and v
4- then save the image, easiest is to save it to desktop
5- then attach it to your post by clicking the paperclip symbol and browse to your desktop
upload ,then when it has finished uploading click the paperclip again when it shows the screenshot name then click that .
like so

PattiChati said:

The screenshot was there - I saw it!!! No Arc, I don't want to get rid of the "desktop", I just want to get rid of some of the programs in it that aren't on my desktop like libraries, control panel, computer, network, etc. I never used to have those on there. I don't know how they got there

I can duplicate what you are referring to, and I get a similar list if I choose to display the Desktop toolbar. I can't explain why there are entries for Library, Control Panel, etc., in the desktop list, when they don't actually appear on the Desktop, but they are also listed if you use Windows Explorer and click on Desktop in the left panel. It seems this toolbar provides you access to all of these features so that it isn't necessary to use the Start button.

i added desktop to a toolbar and i see the same items including the libraries ,does it change if you click " lock the taskbar ,as i see you havent locked yours. the little dotted lines show that it isnt locked they dissappear when its locked.

when you hover the cursor over "toolbars" and a window opens to the side there will be some ticks to do with address try unchecking the tIcks and see if they go. you could do a screenshot whilst the toolbar window is open for us to see,

What you are seeing is the built-in, default Desktop Toolbar behavior. Unless someone has a way to modify the registry the shortcuts in it can't be changed.