Friends at Microsoft used this method: Arrange all the icons so they form a block, with one unwanted icon, or one expressly created for this purpose, outside of the square formed by the rest, but on the edge, like this pattern x xxxx xxxx xxxx Drag the mouse around them all with the left mouse button held, to select all icons. Click and hold the lone outside icon as a handle, and push the whole bunch off of the right screen edge. Click any where on the desktop to release the group selection, then delete the last remaining 'handle' icon that is still visible. Right-click, arrange icons, auto-arrange should make the icons visible again. I make no promises about how this works. If anything goes wrong, create a new folder on the desktop. Open the windows\desktop folder from within windows explorer and cut all the icons, pasting them into the new folder. Open the new folder, and drag the icons out onto the desktop, positioning them where you want them. This does not work for the default icons, My Computer, Network Neighborhood, etc. Your on your own if these icons disappear and you change your mind. I'm not positive, but I think there are events that will refresh your desktop in such a way to bring the hidden icons back from off the screen edge, so even if you like the results it may not be entirely permanent. Again, I have never tried to move all the icons, so I don't know all the pros and cons. Tom Turak -----Original Message----- From: Mike Corbean [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2003 11:56 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [PCSOFT] Desktop Maintenance Hello, Is it possible (w/ ms millennium) to hide all of my desktop icons? I've recently discovered the ability to add a "Desktop" button to the Taskbar and would like to use this in replace of desktop icons thus giving my wallpaper complete attention. Thanks much, Mike Corbean Do you want to signoff PCSOFT or just change to Digest mode - visit our web site: http://freepctech.com/pcsoft.shtml Do you want to signoff PCSOFT or just change to Digest mode - visit our web site: http://freepctech.com/pcsoft.shtml