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Desktop unused icons

Name: William Lockie (by blockie)
Date: October 10, 2008 at 07:27:41 Pacific
OS: WXP SP2
CPU/Ram: 3.0/2GB
Product: Clone

Comment:

I occasionally get a balloon msg that says I have a number of desktop icons that have not been used in a while and offers to remove them. I know MS is trying to be helpful (haha) but I have the desktop just the way I want it. How do I prevent that unwelcome balloon from popping up? William Lockie

Name: Tufenuf
Date: October 10, 2008 at 07:36:00 Pacific

Reply:

William, Right click your Desktop >choose Properties, choose the Desktop tab, click the Customize desktop button, and uncheck Run desktop cleanup wizard. Tufenuf

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Name: XpUser
Date: October 10, 2008 at 07:42:19 Pacific

Reply:

Once you do as Tufenuf suggested, you will no longer see the Desktop Cleanup Wizard popping up every 60 days. i_Xp/VistaUser

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Name: William Lockie (by blockie)
Date: October 10, 2008 at 14:31:28 Pacific

Reply:

Thanks guys. I feel stupid that I didn't find it. William Lockie

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