Icon removal

[Stephen47]

How can I remove the Network Neighborhood and My Documents icons from my desktop?

 

[mutant]

I can do that by right clicking on the desktop, then properties, Desktop tab, then pressing the Customize Desktop button. The procedure probably varies by the version of the OS.

 

[wattsup]

How can I remove the Network Neighborhood and My Documents icons from my desktop?

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Network Icon
Here is a way to use the Registry.

Create a Dword called NoNetHood under one of the following Keys.

Current User Only:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]

All Users:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]

Assign the Value to the new dword you just created: (0 = disabled, 1 = enabled)

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Here is how to Hide "My Documents"

Windows 95, 98 and Me
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\CLSID\{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}\ShellFolder]

Windows NT, 2000 and XP
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}\ShellFolder]

Modify the value called "Attributes" and set it to either "0xf0500174" to hide or "0xf0400174" to display My Documents.

Click on a blank area of desktop and press F5 to refresh for the change to take effect.

Note: This tweak can also by used on a system wide basis by entering the same values under the [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE] hive.