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    stonehenge Posts: 4, Reputation: 1
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    Sep 25, 2004, 03:36 PM
    Icons
    Is there a way to hide the application icons in my computer? Every time I installed something (i.e. softwares) a new icon is created. I just have so much that it filled the whole monitor. Plssss help me.
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    Oct 10, 2004, 04:31 PM
    The easiest way is to simply delete them. If the icon has an arrow on it, then you can safely delete the icon because it is only a shortcut. Deleting shortcuts do not delete the program. Typically Windows will advise you if you are about to delete an actual program.

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