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Mary Ann · #1 January 27th, 2004, 04:52 AM

Is it possible to hide the desktop icons for My Computer and Recycle Bin? We have set up a system with 2 levels of users and don't want those signing on as "Guest" and to have access to these features.

**GretaP** · #2 January 27th, 2004, 07:07 PM

Hi Mary Ann,
I kinda did a double-take there, looking at your topic title and then reading your question.

Anyhow, I think that, using TweakUI, you can select the Desktop icons that you want to have displayed.

Another option is to hide all of the Desktop icons:

WINME: right-click on the Desktop, select Active Desktop>Show Web Content, then right-click on the Desktop again, select Active Desktop>Show Desktop icons (to deselect if there is a checkmark beside it)

WIN98: right-click on the Desktop, select Properties>Effects tab and then check the box beside "Hide icons when the desktop is viewed as a Web page", then click on Apply then OK. Next, right-click on Desktop again, select Active Desktop>View as Web Page

However, they could still access My Computer and Recycle Bin via Windows Explorer.

Mary Ann · #3 January 27th, 2004, 07:20 PM

I don't know how my post got into this category. I thought I posted it to Windows ME. This is second time this has happened.

Quote:

Originally Posted by GretaP

Hi Mary Ann,
I kinda did a double-take there, looking at your topic title and then reading your question.

Anyhow, I think that, using TweakUI, you can select the Desktop icons that you want to have displayed.

Another option is to hide all of the Desktop icons:

WINME: right-click on the Desktop, select Active Desktop>Show Web Content, then right-click on the Desktop again, select Active Desktop>Show Desktop icons (to deselect if there is a checkmark beside it)

WIN98: right-click on the Desktop, select Properties>Effects tab and then check the box beside "Hide icons when the desktop is viewed as a Web page", then click on Apply then OK. Next, right-click on Desktop again, select Active Desktop>View as Web Page

However, they could still access My Computer and Recycle Bin via Windows Explorer.

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**GretaP** · #4 January 27th, 2004, 07:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mary Ann

I don't know how my post got into this category. I thought I posted it to Windows ME. This is second time this has happened.

Hi again!

Your post is in the Windows ME forum. It's just the topic title that you used kinda threw me for a loop

Anyhow, let me know if anything I posted helps you or not.

Mary Ann · #5 January 28th, 2004, 06:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GretaP

Hi again!

Your post is in the Windows ME forum. It's just the topic title that you used kinda threw me for a loop

Anyhow, let me know if anything I posted helps you or not.

I haven't tried it yet, but intend to although we don't want to hide all desktop icons