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Icon changed - O98 icon changed to old Inbox icon
Environment: Win98v4.10.1998, IEv5.00.2314.1003 1) Originally, there was an Internet Explorer icon (a 'proper' desktop icon, not a shortcut) on the desktop that worked. That is, double-clicking it launched the browser and right-click / properties brought up the IE properties dialog. I accidentally deleted this.

Desktop doesn't show icons for folder, IE, Outlook, My ...
Scott Casey cco...@wwnet.net corelsupport wordperfect8suite-wordperfect Speaking of getting to the desktop quickly, ran across this little keyboard shortcut ditty - ctrl/esc | esc | alt-m Since I yanked ie4 out of my 98 install, the desktop icon in the menu has been broken (actually "scf" file association is

Desktop Icon Properties
skip wi1...@dropthistoemailmecitlink.net microsoft public windowsxp work_remotely Hi all, I am connectiing to my desktop from time to time and I usually forget to turn off the desktop icons before I leave my home. I use to be able to go to the desktop and right click to go to the "arrange icon" then "show desktop

Can't find Desktop Icon in properties
Gregory Phillips g...@wolfenet.com comp os ms-windows setup win95 How can I set the program a desktop icon is looking for? I accidently (?) deleted the IE3.0 icon from my desktop, I had a shortcut saved so I just logged on and downloaded the file again (10meg download just to fix an icon!).

Desktop Icons only show Properties when left-click
Bouwman P. pbouw...@wxs.nl microsoft public vb general discussion (vb6 sp4) Hi, How do I during run time create an icon on the desktop for my app. How do I create the icon text on the desktop. How do I create the shortcut path in the icon properties. What is more important, later when I want to change the shortcut

Bug#261219: capplets: gnome-keyboard-properties reports an error ...
Also tried alt/m to reduce all open windows to the taskbar and show the desktop but it doesn't work -- Is that the incorrect combination? Could someone please advise the path or let me know how I can change or create a new show desktop icon? Properties does not list it as a shortcut, so there is no path to correct.

IE Icon Properties
These icons are referenced in the registry and can be impacted by regediting them or hacking the registry as well. Recycle Bin is a bit of an exception to this. Try the easiest way first whichever OS you are trying--there can be differences. In XP and most: Rt. Click Desktop> Click Properties on the Rt. Click

custom desktop icons
... LC_CTYPE=C Versions of packages capplets depends on: ii capplets-data 1:2.6.1-10 configuration applets for GNOME 2 ii gnome-control-center 1:2.6.1-10 The GNOME Control Center for GNOME ii gnome-desktop-data 2.6.1-2 Common files for GNOME 2 desktop a ii gnome-icon-theme 1.2.3-1 GNOME Desktop icon theme ii

Damned My Documents
Bob I bire...@yahoo.com microsoft public win2000 general Probably caused by a "bad" norton AV update. Force a fresh AV update and see if it clears up. dderemer wrote: When I right click on a desktop icon, it takes anywhere from 30 seconds to a minute before the context menu comes up. Any ideas on a fix?

Shortcut Key in Program Properties
CT anonym...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windowsxp customize Can anyone tell me how to hide the properties tab of the MY Computer desktop ICON. The goal is to prohibit the user from having the ability to dis-join the machine from the network. Currently, each user is an Admin of their machine.

Lost desktop trash can
Chey anonym...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windowsxp basics I accidentally deleted the IE "e" from my desktop. I use this numerous times a day to delete cookies, temp files, history, etc. When trying to locate another desktop icon that would let me right click on it and clear these items,

what *ARE* the chances of anyone responding to this PROBLEM?
We have a Motif application which is using it's own black and white pixmap, which is being displayed as (an ugly) desktop icon. It looks like other apps are using rgb files; _SGI_ICON_HINTS is a STRING property that 4Dwm uses similarly to the way 4Dwm uses the WM_CLASS property for icons. Regards, -- *Art.

Cannot move Outlook 2002 Desktop Icon - why not?
When I right click on an icon on the desktop and click Properies, the a: drive tries to read something, but there is no disk. Windows Installer pops up and is trying to read C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Kodak\EasyShareSetup\CCS\. Kodak easyshare has been removed, but still must have some

Looking for stable Shortcut to user's home directory on Desktop
netINVALID microsoft public win2000 general Hi Colonel Blip, The original Recycle Bin Desktop Icon (with special properties such as right-click > Properties > Display delete confirmation dialog) can be hidden by using a third-party program such as TweakUI, by editing the registry, or by using Group Policy.

Odd behavior...desktop icons-on-icons
Here is some clarification on the icons: The AOL 6.0 Icon target properties points to C:\Program Files\America Online 6.0\AOL.exe but target cannot be found. The Market Monitor Icon properties target points to c:\Program Files\Option Investor.com\mm.exe but target cannot be found. The Desktop.ini Icon properties

Explorer Crashes on Icon Properties
George A. Brown II 5471...@coj.net microsoft public windowsnt apps microsoft public windowsnt setup Hello All, I seem to have read some time ago that it is possible to adjust the properties of your Netscape desktop icon to automatically open up a certain URL as opposed to your home page. Could some please email the

desktop icon removal
In safe mode, right click my computer icon, properties, device manager. Open the + in front of your display adapter and monitor. There are desktop icon specific articles that would pertain if none of this has helped. Best of Luck to you, Kelly "Drunken Master 5" <maho98s...@yahoo.com> wrote in message

Desktop Icons only show Properties when left-click
I thought that the icon font color was configurable from diplay settings but it seems to be done by some other dynamic method that relates to desktop contrast ... here's a link that explores this problem ... http://www.delphi32.com/info_facts/faq/faq_947.asp "Andrew Jameson" <cont...@softspotsoftware.com> wrote in

Slow retrieval of desktop icon properties when connected to Win ...
Ron Badour rwbad...@texas.net microsoft public win95 shellui Bradster wrote: Is there any way I can set up my desktop icons to have transparent/clear backgrounds so that my wallpaper can be seen through the icon names? I know it is possible with OS/2 :-) A freeware program called Disappear will do it.

Properties Getting Mixed Up?
George A. Brown II wrote: Hello All, I seem to have read some time ago that it is possible to adjust the properties of your Netscape desktop icon to automatically open up a certain URL as opposed to your home page. Could some please email the procedure to the following address. TIA, George 5471...@coj.net -- Benoit