need help

[sudeki300]

i have just installed rainmeter but cant seem to clear my desktop, when i was messing about with it earlier it would clear the screen if i clicked on the drop icon in the task tray. but i cannot make it do it again, if i just delete all the shortcuts from my desktop there are a few that can't be removed like recycle bin icon. please help a noob who cannot wait to use this great app. thanks...................sudeki300

[JoBu]

In Vista and Windows 7 it's a snap. Right-click the desktop and choose Properties. Click the "Change desktop icons" link. Un-check Recycle Bin, click OK, close the Properties window. Gone!

If you're using XP it's more painful. Click Start, click Run, enter REGEDIT. Navigate to the Registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace. Now highlight the subkey below NameSpace that has the name {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}. Notice that in the right-hand pane its default value says "Recycle Bin".

Right-click that subkey and choose Export. Export just this branch to a file in some location where you'll remember it. Later you can restore the Recycle Bin by launching this file. Right-click the subkey again and choose Delete. If the Recycle Bin doesn't vanish immediately click the desktop and press F5 to refresh. If it still isn't gone, reboot. - Neil J. Rubenking.



Are there more icons you're having problems with?

[smurfier]

In Windows 7 you can simply right click on the desktop > View > Uncheck "Show Desktop Icons".

In Windows XP the same setting is under "Arrange Icons By" in the desktop context menu.

[JoBu]

er... what he said.


you really ARE smurfier

[sudeki300]

thanks to both of you for your replies, now i can start setting up rainmeter......................sudeki300

[Mcdaniel]

Hi, I also have installed rainmeter but my PC doesn't see the program and starts working too slow ...I have Windows 7, perhaps that is because of my antivirus.