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 Sep 10 2007, 05:18 PM
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 Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 470 Joined: 21-November 06 From: UK Member No.: 96,856  |
Find an icon on your desktop, say Windows Media Player. - RIGHT CLICK on it and choose RENAME - DELETE the current name e.g. Windows Media Player and press the ALT key along with 0160. - Then press ENTER This will add an extended ASCII character that shows up as a space and thus creating the illusion that your icon is nameless! -------------------- If all else fails, hit the reset button.
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Oct 3 2007, 02:37 PM
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 Member Group: Members Posts: 42 Joined: 1-October 07 From: Macedonia Member No.: 160,256 |
Cool trick dude
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Oct 22 2007, 02:09 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 67 Joined: 13-October 07 From: nigeria Member No.: 162,754 |
did not work for me. why?
-------------------- there is something about the future, it changes anytime you look at it because you looked at it. And that changes everything else.
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Oct 22 2007, 06:57 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 470 Joined: 21-November 06 From: UK Member No.: 96,856 |
King >> are you using a laptop? If so you need to use the 'numeric keypad' (full size keyboard), (oh and an Windows perating system - well thats all I've tried it on).
-------------------- If all else fails, hit the reset button.
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Aug 17 2008, 02:58 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 20 Joined: 3-August 08 From: manila, Phillipines Member No.: 227,190 |
i'd tried it..and it was awesome..hehehehe, thanks for the tricks!!
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Aug 18 2008, 03:52 PM
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 Member Group: Members Posts: 105 Joined: 29-May 08 From: Dnepropetrovsk Member No.: 212,551 |
Amazing!!! Nameless icons!!!
 T.y.!
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Sep 20 2008, 01:24 AM
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 6 Joined: 16-September 08 Member No.: 239,057 |
Hi
I try a lot bt its nt working I am using HP desktop |
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Sep 20 2008, 01:27 AM
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 6 Joined: 16-September 08 Member No.: 239,057 |
ThanX Dear
Now I get it and its working |
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Jul 1 2009, 04:20 AM
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 1-July 09 Member No.: 347,114 |
This wouldn't work for me at first -- ALL the information would be gone..I would get an default icon with no name--which isn't very usefull! No one else seemed to have the same problem..was it just me? I really hate the way those filenames can ruin the aesthetics of a desktop though. I read these forums for the solutions they offer--I rarely participate..I usually don't have to, I usually find the advice I need-I just need to read the threads. This time I wanted to share my solution because I realize that although it's an easy fix, it may not be redily apparent to most users.
I always change my Folder Options--a few of the default setting I don't like much...one of these id the setting to "hide extensions of known file types". I think the filetype should be part of the filename--I don't like to assume what a file is. ANYWAY....changing this setting back to it's default cured my problem--now I have lovely, NAMELESS icons on my desktop! From Windows (or Control Panel) go to the Tools menu, Folder Options then the View tab. The option "Hide extensions for known filetypes" should be checked (this is the default position). I hope this helps someone... This post has been edited by shemcphe: Jul 1 2009, 04:23 AM |
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Jul 3 2009, 03:13 AM
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 New Member Group: Members Posts: 9 Joined: 27-June 09 From: The Adirondacks Member No.: 345,893 |
just tried it and it worked
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Jul 10 2009, 06:10 PM
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 2 Joined: 10-July 09 Member No.: 350,878 |
it didnt work for me..i use a hp laptop
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Jul 12 2009, 12:58 PM
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worked for me as well
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