Unwanted icons on downloads

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Name: ssoftwar
Date: December 27, 2006 at 01:19:15 Pacific
Subject: Unwanted icons on downloads
OS: win 2000 pro
CPU/Ram: pIII/128MB
Model/Manufacturer: ibm 300gl

Comment:

When I download some files under Windows 2000 it puts an icon on my Desktop cluttering it up. How do I prevent this from happening? And how do I delete the unwanted icons without deleting the acutal file?

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Response Number 1

Name: Bryco
Date: December 27, 2006 at 04:37:30 Pacific
Subject: Unwanted icons on downloads

Reply: (edit)

Stop downloading files or stop downloading files to your desktop.
You could, for example, create a folder within My Documents and name it "DownloadedStuff".
The next time you download something browse to this folder and save the download there. The next time you download something it should automatically want to download to that folder.
HTH
Bryan

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Response Number 2

Name: OtheHill
Date: December 27, 2006 at 08:49:27 Pacific
Subject: Unwanted icons on downloads

Reply: (edit)

In addition to the above, all you need to do is cut & paste the file (icon) to whereever you wish to store it. I prefer to DL to the desktop myself, but then I move the file to another location, like drag to disc.

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Response Number 3

Name: Derek
Date: December 30, 2006 at 17:42:59 Pacific
Subject: Unwanted icons on downloads

Reply: (edit)

There are several ways to read this question so I'm not really sure which one was intended.
DerekW

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