You don't even have to right click.  All you need do is highlight the icon
and hit your delete key, much quicker.  The screen prompt will let you know
if your are deleting an icon or a file/folder.


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Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2008 5:02 PM
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Subject: Re: [VICUG-L] question about desktop icons

Hi,
 
A clarification: you do not remove desktop icons with add-remove programs.
You remove desktop icons by right-clicking them and choosing "delete".  The
add-remove programs will remove the program itself, so be careful.  
 
- Jackie McCraw
 

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	From: David Andrews <mailto:[log in to unmask]>  
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	Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2008 4:30 PM
	Subject: Re: [VICUG-L] question about desktop icons

	A desktop icon is generally just a "shortcut" to the program, that 
	is, it starts the program, but isn't the actual program.  So, if you

	delete an icon, the program is still there.  You remove them via the

	add/remove Programs selection in the control panel.
	At 01:38 PM 4/13/2008, Lisa McManus wrote:
	
	>Hi all,
	>
	>If I delete desktop icons they go to the recycle bin.  I am 
	>wondering if you delete desktop icons and they go to the recycle
bin 
	>could you be getting rid of entire programs or parts of programs 
	>that are needed for programs to work or are these programs still on

	>your computer and able to be used?
	>
	>Lisa
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