How do I disable the Desktop Cleanup Wizard?

[Musawwir Spiegel]

Is there a way for me to disable the "Desktop Cleanup Wizard" from
appearing on my screen and prompting me about unused program icons on
my desktop?

I am perfectly aware that I can delete any desktop icons any time I
wish. I don't need this annoying pop-up to remind me.

Musawwir Spiegel
(e-mail address removed)

[I accidentally posted this message before signing it]

 

[Musawwir Spiegel]

I posted this question after having searched the Knowledge Base for
the expression "cleanup". For the Microsoft product, I chose "Windows
XP Service Pack 2", which is the OS I am running. When I saw no
result that was pertinent, I posted this message to the newsgroup.

Then, as an afterthought, I did the same search, but for the product,
I chose "Windows XP". That led me to find Article ID : 320154 - "HOW
TO: Disable the Automatic Desktop Cleanup Feature in Windows XP".
That article answered my question.

It seems pretty stupid to me that Microsoft would have a separate
product choice on the Knowledge Base for Windows XP Service Pack 2
that would not include entries pertinent to the originally issued
version of XP, since they apply to anybody using Service Pack 2
(presumably almost everybody running XP) as well.

Musawwir Spiegel

 

[Curt Christianson]

LOL, Robear. Good one!

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[darkrats]

Hey, what's the acceptable practice in MS newsgroups when it comes to
posting pictures and/or attachments? I thought that it was not a good thing
to do. Only asking because, at times, I really wanted to post a picture that
illustrates my question.

 

[PA Bear]

MS Communities Rules of Conduct
http://www.microsoft.com/communities/conduct/default.mspx

The newsserver will not accept messages larger than 100KB.
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~PA Bear

Hey, what's the acceptable practice in MS newsgroups when it comes to
posting pictures and/or attachments? I thought that it was not a good
thing
to do. Only asking because, at times, I really wanted to post a picture
that
illustrates my question.



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I posted this question after having searched the Knowledge Base for
the expression "cleanup". For the Microsoft product, I chose "Windows
XP Service Pack 2", which is the OS I am running. When I saw no
result that was pertinent, I posted this message to the newsgroup.

Then, as an afterthought, I did the same search, but for the product,
I chose "Windows XP". That led me to find Article ID : 320154 - "HOW
TO: Disable the Automatic Desktop Cleanup Feature in Windows XP".
That article answered my question.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Hey, what's the acceptable practice in MS newsgroups when it comes to
posting pictures and/or attachments? I thought that it was not a good thing
to do. Only asking because, at times, I really wanted to post a picture that
illustrates my question.

Regardless of what the rules may be, or what anyone considers
acceptable practice, because of the risk involved with opening
attachments received from strangers, most of us in the newsgroups
(Microsoft or any other) will not open attachments if posted here. I
won't, for example, and my advice to others is that they do not
either.