Hiding ICON

Fankango · 05-01-2005, 08:36 AM

I did not know which one to put this in but i was want to hide a program on the front screen but i want to make it so that there will be no icon picture and no title picture. thanks.

mapollo · 05-01-2005, 12:22 PM

I'm not quite sure what you are asking.

Are you wanting to delete an icon on your desktop or are you wanting just to hide it?

cthomas10uk · 05-01-2005, 12:51 PM

like youve got no icon on your desktop regardin that youve got the program installed ?

p4r4s1t3 · 05-01-2005, 03:56 PM

Mate, open a folder, click tools, folder options, go to the "View" tab, and select the box "Do not show hidden files".

Then right click on the file you want to hide, click on properties, and tick the "Hidden" box at the attributes section. The file will hide.

Then if you ever want it back, go back into a folder, to tools, folder options, "View" tab, then tick the box "Show hidden files".

Think that's what your looking for......!

Fankango · 05-01-2005, 05:19 PM

i guess what i am trying to do is...um..... when you make shortcuts on the screen so that you can just click them to open the program (like the recycle bin). i want to do that but like hide it so that it has no name or picture to it (like in the recycle bin's case it has a picture of the trash can and the name below it "Recycle Bin") i want to get it so that i can hide it but still have the short cut like in the corner of the screen so i can still click it but no one will know it is there but me unless i tell them. i hope i made it clearer this time. sorry if i didn't

joelkyr · 05-01-2005, 07:51 PM

right click on the desktop, click on arrange icon by,uncheck show desktop icon.

kobaj · 05-02-2005, 03:06 AM

Yes that gets of the icon but it also screwes up duel screen setups and you cant click them. What you nead to do is make a transparent image and replace the image with the transparent one you made and dont give it a name. Unfortunutly that only works for files and not the recycle bin.

cthomas10uk · 05-02-2005, 10:43 AM

well ya can always put it in the task bar all you see is a small icon,
right click on the taskbar/properties/tick show quick launch
you then have small quick lauch icons by your start menu and then drag wat you want in to there.
i think thats wat you afta not sure thou,

i dunno wat recyle bin youve got but mines like every folder on my desktop lol

05-01-2005, 08:36 AM	#1 (permalink)
Fankango Silver Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Tucson, AZ Age: 21 Posts: 205	Hiding ICON I did not know which one to put this in but i was want to hide a program on the front screen but i want to make it so that there will be no icon picture and no title picture. thanks.

05-01-2005, 03:56 PM	#4 (permalink)
p4r4s1t3 Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 266	Mate, open a folder, click tools, folder options, go to the "View" tab, and select the box "Do not show hidden files". Then right click on the file you want to hide, click on properties, and tick the "Hidden" box at the attributes section. The file will hide. Then if you ever want it back, go back into a folder, to tools, folder options, "View" tab, then tick the box "Show hidden files". Think that's what your looking for......! __________________ http://www.danasoft.com/p4r4s1t3.jpg

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joelkyr Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Age: 33 Posts: 344	right click on the desktop, click on arrange icon by,uncheck show desktop icon. __________________ MOBO: ASUS P4C800E DELUXE CPU: P4 3.4HT @ 3.918ghz COOLING: Vapochill PE / MCW20-P /MCW50 /MCP650/ BIX RAM: TWINX1024-4400C25 CORSAIR HDD: MAXTOR 120GB/8MB OS: XP PRO SC: TURTLE BEACH SANTA CRUZ 5.1 PSU: OCZ Modstream 520W

05-02-2005, 03:06 AM	#7 (permalink)
kobaj Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,236	Yes that gets of the icon but it also screwes up duel screen setups and you cant click them. What you nead to do is make a transparent image and replace the image with the transparent one you made and dont give it a name. Unfortunutly that only works for files and not the recycle bin. __________________ My site My sigThanks Kornowski for ava and sig. Winner of photo competition: Bokeh.

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05-01-2005, 12:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
mapollo Bronze Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 93	I'm not quite sure what you are asking. Are you wanting to delete an icon on your desktop or are you wanting just to hide it?

05-01-2005, 12:51 PM	#3 (permalink)
cthomas10uk Bronze Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Age: 20 Posts: 32	like youve got no icon on your desktop regardin that youve got the program installed ?

05-01-2005, 05:19 PM	#5 (permalink)
Fankango Silver Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Tucson, AZ Age: 21 Posts: 205	i guess what i am trying to do is...um..... when you make shortcuts on the screen so that you can just click them to open the program (like the recycle bin). i want to do that but like hide it so that it has no name or picture to it (like in the recycle bin's case it has a picture of the trash can and the name below it "Recycle Bin") i want to get it so that i can hide it but still have the short cut like in the corner of the screen so i can still click it but no one will know it is there but me unless i tell them. i hope i made it clearer this time. sorry if i didn't

05-02-2005, 10:43 AM	#8 (permalink)
cthomas10uk Bronze Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Age: 20 Posts: 32	well ya can always put it in the task bar all you see is a small icon, right click on the taskbar/properties/tick show quick launch you then have small quick lauch icons by your start menu and then drag wat you want in to there. i think thats wat you afta not sure thou, i dunno wat recyle bin youve got but mines like every folder on my desktop lol