How To Hide The Icons On My Desktop

[Creative-Eye]

Can you tell me how to lock my desktop Icons that to prevent the changing theire position by clicking arrange by name or other from the right click menu please help me

 

[alib_i]

not possible AFAIK

PS: why does the topic name says "hide the icons" ?


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alibi

 

[Nemesis]

If you want to hide all your icons, then do this:

Right click any empty area of the desktop and point to Arrange Icons. Then, UNCHECK the option that says Show Desktop Icons. That will remove all icons from your desktop. You can bring them back by checking that option.

 

[vignesh]

What OS are you using ?

 

[the_moon]

[edit=theraven]
dont post if theres nuthing left to contribute
that means no " i agree"
"look above"
"he is right"
"go with that"

 

[The Incredible]

[edit=theraven]
dont post if theres nuthing left to contribute
that means no " i agree"
"look above"
"he is right"
"go with that"

 

[kato]

@nemesis,the moon, incredible
He is not asking for hiding his icons but locking them to their places.I think he got the subject wrong.
Read his post
@creative-eye
MR remo i dont think its possible

 

[Creative-Eye]

i am using windows xp

 

[The Incredible]

[edit=theraven]
dont post if theres nuthing left to contribute
that means no " i agree"
"look above"
"he is right"
"go with that"

Sorry and OK!

 

[Vishal Gupta]

U can do one thing!

Goto: Start -> Run and type regedit and nevigate to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

In right-side pane, create a new DWORD value: NoViewContextMenu and set its value to 1.

It'll disable the desktop context menu and no1 will be able to access it.

Though its not a proper solution for ur problem but might work as a substitute

 

[harsh bajpai]

you can right click on your desktop and go to arrange icons and deselent show desktop icons

 

[sakumar79]

U can do one thing!

Goto: Start -> Run and type regedit and nevigate to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

To set this for all users, you should navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

However, I dont see how this solution will prevent users from dragging and dropping to change order of icons... So, I dont think this will work...

Arun

 

[navjotjsingh]

Well to lock all icons to theri places in XP use this method displayed in screenshot.

*img51.imageshack.us/img51/2897/101020050006330hx.th.jpg