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Disable the windows desktop cleanup

Tired of getting messages from the windows desktop cleanup wizard that read something along the lines of...

There are unused icons on your desktop
The desktop cleanup wizard can help you clean up your
desktop. Click this balloon to start the wizard.

To stop getting these useless messages, right click in an open area of your desktop and select "Properties" from the menu. In the Display Properties window, select the "Desktop" tab and then choose the "Customize Desktop" button (near the bottom). This will open the Desktop Items window. In this window select the "General" tab. Near the bottom is a checkbox with the text "Run Desktop Cleanup Wizard every 60 days" next to it. If you uncheck this box and then hit the OK button a couple times, XP will stop running the desktop cleanup wizard, and you'll stop getting these messages.
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Categories: Windows XP desktop
Added: on Jan 18, 2008 at 4:46 pm
Added By: an anonymous user

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