Learn how to show or hide the Computer (same as My Computer), Recycle Bin, User’s Files (same as My Documents), Control Panel, and Network icons on Windows Vista’s desktop.
Show / Hide Desktop Icons
- Right-click an empty space on your desktop and then select Personalize.
- Click Change desktop icons in the upper left corner of the Personalization window.
- Check the icons you want to show and uncheck icons you don’t want to show on your desktop under Desktop icons.
The names of the icons have changed a little since previous versions of Windows so I’ll list a few of them with a description of what each is.
- Computer: Same as My Computer
- User’s Files: Same as My Documents
- Network: Same as Network Places
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User’s Files is not the same as Documents. It’s your user profile/home folder and it’s got hidden files in it that you shouldn’t be messing with. If your system is configured to show hidden files, it makes that folder a very bad place to be sending all your stuff. I want to make the Documents folder show up on the desktop instead and I don’t mean a shortcut. Most people probably won’t know the difference between these either. If anyone knows or feels like spamming, please send an email to get_blacklisted@hotmail.com so I can get this sorted or mark you as a spammer. Thanks.
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