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Windows 95/98
Hiding The My
Computer Icon
If you find
the My Computer icon a pest and you want to remove it, there
is actually no way to remove it. There is a registry hack
which we don't recommend at all. OK, lets make it a deal. If
we can't remove it, why not try our best to hide it? At
least it is a better than none.
First of all,
we need to create a an "invisible" icon. Go to our icon
creating guide. Just make the whole image blank. Now,
right-click the desktop and select Properties. Click
on the Effects tab (or the Plus! tab if you are using
Windows 95 with Plus! installed). Point the icon path to the
blank icon. Apply changes and now you have a blank My
Computer icon.
Now for the
next problem - the name. Windows won't except blank space as
a full filename. We need a filename that looks like
an empty space but it is not to trick Windows. Hold down
your Alt and type 0160 on the numeric keypad.
Now we have a
fully invisible My Computer icon. The final step - to keep
it out of reach. Put it in a place where you will never
click at all. Put it on maybe the edge of the desktop or
somewhere better. Have fun!
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