Hide Desktop Icons: Can an Icon Override This Option?

[J. Danniel]

Hello.
I'm using Windows XP Pro.

This question deals with the desktop Arrange Icons By/Hide Desktop
Icons option.

I need to make a few screen captures, and have enabled the Hide
Desktop Icons option to keep the screen clean.

However, there are one or two icons I do want displayed; all of the
others should be hidden.

Is there a way to configure an icon so that it overrides the Hide
Desktop Icons feature, so it can be displayed even when I enable that
option? If so, what's the procedure?

Or, if this is not possible, what would be the simplest and fastest
workaround? I thought about deleting the desktop icons except for the
ones I want displayed, and then restoring them from the Recycle Bin
when I'm done, but that seems cumbersome. Is there an easier way?
Thank you!


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Thank you very much.
Jack Danniel

 

[Kelly]

Hi,

Probably, the easiest method would be to hide system icons and take it from
there. I have several edits that can handle this, one being on line 102
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm