-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Desktop

i've laboured over this, but it makes no odds; it must be the 
copy of xp that Bill sells to the limeys !
thanks again Glo, i've got sillysot going a treat now, when i 
want to see my desktop icons i just move my pointer into a 
background area to bring up all 52 icons there.
i've got to do something about that, they're packed like 
sardines !

[ps]    thanks for the eagles Mike. when i was visiting 
Vancouver, the seatle ferry took us right past.
cheers ted
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now you've got me going !  I'm having to think !
the old one was just "click the icon to change the state"
but I'm enjoying myself - thanks Glo
cheers ted
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From: "Glo" <redowl@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Desktop
Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 02:38:50 -0700
Ted, this might be it:
for transparent icons, go here:  www.sillysot.com  Program is a
 free download (sillyware), called Iconoid         HTH ~Glo

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From: "cristy" <poppy0206@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Desktop
Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2006 11:41:51 -0400
Thats how I do it too.
Christine
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joyce" <jmcclure@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2006 11:24 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Desktop
>I "walked through" this process and came to 'show desktop 
>icons' with a
> check mark by it.  By clicking on that and removing the check 
> mark the
> icons
> all disappeared until I went back and checked "show desktop 
> icons".  Does
> that help anyone?
> Joyce
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Don" <dsw32952@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2006 6:38 AM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Desktop
>> As I said before,   "The first eight items on that menu 
>> should be
>> grayed out".    "The next item after those is HIDE DESKTOP 
>> ICONS.
>> If it does not work for you, your XP has been modified (maybe 
>> by
>> TweakUI or similar add-on) . . . . "
>> It might even be possible that the copy of XP you have is a 
>> pirated
>> or otherwise corrupted copy.
>> I have two computers running XP Home and one running XP Pro. 
>> It
>> works just fine and exactly as I described on all three 
>> computers.
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of ted
>> Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2006 5:03 AM
>> To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Desktop
>> as I said before, but a little more exact this time; in this 
>> order I
>> get NAME. SIZE . TYPE . MODIFIED. [SHOW IN GROUPS(GRAYED 
>> OUT)]. AUTO
>> ARRANGE .  ALLIGN TO GRID[ticked] I tried unticking it, made 
>> no
>> difference except the obvious.
>> Maybe its because the copy I have is OEM [build 2600xp sp2] 
>> cheers
>> ted ===========================
>> From: "Don" <dsw32952@xxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Desktop
>> : Fri, 28 Apr 2006 09:01:18 -0400
>> If you are using either XP Home or XP Pro my instructions 
>> will work.
>> If it does not work for you, your XP has been modified (maybe 
>> by
>> TweakUI or similar add-on) or you are doing something wrong. 
>> Be
>> sure the spot that you are RIGHT clicking on is an EMPTY spot 
>> on the
>> desktop and not on an icon.  The context menu that pops up 
>> will have
>> ARRANGE ICONS BY as the very top item listed.   Mouse over 
>> that
>> option and a new context menu will appear.  The first eight 
>> items on
>> that menu should be grayed out.  The next item after those is 
>> HIDE
>> DESKTOP ICONS.  Left click on that option. Don
>> ===========================

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