eliminating desktop icons

[Terry]

Sometimes when I install a program, it places an icon down in the
lower right corner of my screen next to the time display, and puts
this icon on every user's desktop. These icons seem to represent
something that has launched, as they pop up in sequence as the desktop
settles after the computer is turned on. Unlike the kinds of
shortcuts that may appear on the main part of the desktop, a
right-click on these icons down in the lower bar doesn't provide any
menu choice of deletion. How can I eliminate these without
uninstalling the underlying program, which I may want to use
occasionally, just not every time I turn on the computer (e.g.
QuickTime, Windows Messenger, MusicMatch Jukebox)?

 

[Andre Da Costa]

Right click the task bar > properties > under "Notification area" > choose
"Customize" > select the icons your want to disable, click in behavior and
choose to always hide.

You can also do this, click start > run > type in: "msconfig" without quotes

startup (tab) and uncheck any unnecessary programs that are starting up

with the system.

Andre

 

[Sr. Bocadillo]

Sometimes when I install a program, it places an icon down in the
lower right corner of my screen next to the time display, and puts
this icon on every user's desktop. These icons seem to represent
something that has launched, as they pop up in sequence as the desktop
settles after the computer is turned on. Unlike the kinds of
shortcuts that may appear on the main part of the desktop, a
right-click on these icons down in the lower bar doesn't provide any
menu choice of deletion. How can I eliminate these without
uninstalling the underlying program, which I may want to use
occasionally, just not every time I turn on the computer (e.g.
QuickTime, Windows Messenger, MusicMatch Jukebox)?

Sometimes when I install a program, it places an icon down in the
lower right corner of my screen next to the time display -

On your 'Taskbar' yes, this usually indicates a program is running.
Almost every program you install thinks it's so important that it
must run at startup! Firewalls, antivirus and the like yes, but not all.

Goto Start > Run type 'msconfig' (without the quotes) OK, when
the 'system configuration utility' pops up click on the 'Startup' tab
there you have a list of programs set to start when your computer
starts (boots) you can uncheck any items you don't want to start
when you boot. Also have a look in 'services' but take care of what
you disable, a little at a time! make a note of what you've done just
incase you do something you shouldn't have, and something you want
stops working.