How to make invisible icons?

[poketama]

I use an invisible icon for my Recycle bin so my desktop is completely clean, the problem is I've tried multiple icons and all of them show up black upon a restart - upon changing the icons they are invisible again and the process repeats.

What do I do?

 

[not so gray matter]

Give yourself a black background?

Found this tidbit, no idea if it works, not going to test it incase I can't get the icon back.

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/2n5g3...-and-shortcut-icons-invisible-in-vista-and-xp

Ok, I tested it, it works. However, you have to switch the program Tweak UI with the program Ultimate Windows Tweaker because Tweak UI won't work in Windows 7 even if you run it in compatibility mode. Tutorial coming soon.

 

[poketama]

Black backgrounds are lame :I

I was just on that page aswell. I've tried refreshing and it didn't work - plus that would be annoying to do every time. I've selected a new invisible icon and I'll see if it works when I get back - but I was using the same one as he showed there previously. I also downloaded an invisible icon from the interwebs and got the same result.

 

[not so gray matter]

It should work ok as long as you follow the instructions.

Rename Recycle Bin > Alt-0160 > Enter
That should remove the name
Then Right Click > Properties > Customize > Choose an Invisible Icon.

 

[poketama]

I found out how to get it to work. I also believe using space instead of alt-0160 works - their guides are just outdated.

Use the red circled one.

 

[severedsolo]

why dont you just go right click>view>uncheck show desktop icons ?

 

[whs]

why dont you just go right click>view>uncheck show desktop icons ?

That would be too simple - LOL --- I hide all of mine in Rocket Dock (auto hidden) and in a multi folder toolbar (hidden by design)

 

[not so gray matter]

Maybe he still drags stuff to it even though it's invisible? I don't know.

Either way, I wrote up the tutorial: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/78151-icons-make-shorcuts-folders-invisible.html#post683206

 

[severedsolo]

haha fair enough, just seems like the OP is making things more difficult than they need to be if they just want recycle bin to go away....

 

[mpcrsc562]

Why not just pin it to the Windows Explorer icon?

 

[poketama]

why dont you just go right click>view>uncheck show desktop icons ?

Because I like knowing that I have any desktop icons, use the desktop for temporary holding.

 

[severedsolo]

why dont you just go right click>view>uncheck show desktop icons ?

Because I like knowing that I have any desktop icons, use the desktop for temporary holding.

fair enough then, worth a shot,

i've removed the screenshot, there was a scary amount of information about me in there :shock:

 

[not so gray matter]

I tried it myself and the Recycle Bin just won't go invisible. The only thing I can think of is hiding it permanently via one of the other options then creating an invisible folder on the desktop via my method. Now create a task in Task Scheduler that transfers the contents of that folder to the Recycle Bin at regular intervals.

 

[whs]

Make a folder on the desktop and give it that name

Bin.{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}

Then try to hide that.

 

[poketama]

I tried it myself and the Recycle Bin just won't go invisible. The only thing I can think of is hiding it permanently via one of the other options then creating an invisible folder on the desktop via my method. Now create a task in Task Scheduler that transfers the contents of that folder to the Recycle Bin at regular intervals.

What are you doing graymatter? Are you changing the Recycle Bin icon from the personlization - desktop icons settings menu? Are you changing both the full and empty icons? If so I dunno, if not try that.

 

[not so gray matter]

yeah i just tried it for fun, dont want an invisible rb.

 

[poketama]

:IIIII

When I try to empty the recycle bin with the invisible icon, the option is greyed out. When I change the "full" icon to the default it will let me empty again - is there a way to fix this? It's not too much of a trouble, I like to keep my bin empty.

 

[GEORG]

Bin.{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}

Thank you whs for this Link i have this inserted in my StartMenuItems.ini for Classic Shell 1.9.2 !!!