desktop shortcuts combinable?

[Jo-Anne Naples]

Is there a way to put seldom used desktop shortcuts into a desktop folder
(the idea being to keep the shortcuts available but out of sight until the
folder is clicked on)? I did some searching in my books and online but
couldn't find anything. I'd be grateful for any help. I use Windows XP with
SP3 installed.

Thanks much!

Jo-Anne

 

[Shenan Stanley]

Is there a way to put seldom used desktop shortcuts into a desktop
folder (the idea being to keep the shortcuts available but out of
sight until the folder is clicked on)? I did some searching in my
books and online but couldn't find anything. I'd be grateful for
any help. I use Windows XP with SP3 installed.

Create a folder - move the shortcuts into it?

 

[Bill in Co.]

Yeah, that's what I did, too. I created a folder called "Old Shortcuts",
but it is NOT on the desktop - rather, it is simply on the hard drive in its
own folder.

 

[M.I.5¾]

Is there a way to put seldom used desktop shortcuts into a desktop folder
(the idea being to keep the shortcuts available but out of sight until the
folder is clicked on)? I did some searching in my books and online but
couldn't find anything. I'd be grateful for any help. I use Windows XP
with SP3 installed.

XP offers to do this by default unless you have disabled it.

 

[Tim Slattery]

Is there a way to put seldom used desktop shortcuts into a desktop folder
(the idea being to keep the shortcuts available but out of sight until the
folder is clicked on)? I did some searching in my books and online but
couldn't find anything. I'd be grateful for any help. I use Windows XP with
SP3 installed.

Right-click the desktop, choose New|Folder. A new folder should appear
on the desktop. Name it anything you want, drag whatever shortcuts you
want into it.

 

[Jo-Anne Naples]

Where would I find this XP feature?

Thanks much!

Jo-Anne

 

[Jo-Anne Naples]

Done! Thank you very much!

Jo-Anne

Right-click the desktop, choose New|Folder. A new folder should appear
on the desktop. Name it anything you want, drag whatever shortcuts you
want into it.

--
Tim Slattery
MS MVP(Shell/User)
(e-mail address removed)
http://members.cox.net/slatteryt

 

[Jo-Anne Naples]

Thank you, Shenan! I wasn't sure how to do it. Someone else said what to do,
and it worked.

Jo-Anne

 

[Bob I]

Display Properties, Desktop, Customize Desktop, General, Desktop
cleanup, put a tick in the box

 

[Jo-Anne Naples]

Thank you, Bob!

Jo-Anne

Display Properties, Desktop, Customize Desktop, General, Desktop
cleanup, put a tick in the box

 

[Bob I]

Most welcome, have a great day!

Thank you, Bob!

Jo-Anne

Display Properties, Desktop, Customize Desktop, General, Desktop
cleanup, put a tick in the box

Jo-Anne Naples wrote:

 

[Rene Brehmer]

Your logic is wrong. Or at the least confusing. Your desktop is on your
harddrive. Anything you put on your desktop is on your harddrive.

Right-click your desktop, click New -> Folder. You now have a folder on
your desktop. Which is on your harddrive. When you open the folder, it'll
tell you it is in "\Documents and
Settings\<username>\Desktop\yourfoldernamehere"

The logical order shown in Windows' "Browse for folder" dialog window has
nothing to do with the actual location of everything.

<sarcasm>
It's one of those brilliant ideas Microsoft added to XP to ensure it's as
easy to use for new users as possible. </sarcasm>

Yeah, that's what I did, too. I created a folder called "Old Shortcuts",
but it is NOT on the desktop - rather, it is simply on the hard drive in its
own folder.

--
Rene Brehmer
IT Technician

North Hill Inn
http://www.northhillinn.com

 

[Bill in Co.]

Come again? I just stored some seldom used shortcuts which were on the
Desktop in a special folder on the C: drive (and of course they aren't seen
that way). If I ever want them back (*on the desktop*), I copy them back
to the Desktop folder.