Has anyone using Win 7 noticed that the Desktop cleanup wizard that used to be in XP for removing unwanted/unused shortcuts from the desktop seems to have been removed or well hidden away? At least I haven't managed to find it if it is still there. :P
I can't say that I ever used it, apparently it's been removed http://www.sevenforums.com/general-discussion/20159-desktop-cleanup-wizard.html
But this says otherwise http://www.tipstrs.com/tip/2307/Disable-the-windows-desktop-cleanup
Thanks, Glenn, looks like it disapppeared in Vista then, I didn't use it very often just that I seemed to have acquired a lot of shortcuts on my desktop and tried to find it to get rid of them, I've now resorted to manually deleting them.
I never used it either!
It's the first thing I disabled on XP, and never noticed in Vista or Win 7.
I keep an almost completely clear desktop - limiting icons to my computer, my data drive and the trashcan, so it's never been of any use to me at all.
Steve
I never used that on XP, because I didn't want it deleting shortcuts I may later need to use. I clean up my desktop manually, once in a while, or when I can't fit any more icons on it! ;D
I could never see the point of it, hold down CTRL, click around the desktop, hit delete. Much easier and under my control
Never used it either - I guess Microsoft decided it wasn't worth putting into Vista/Win7 as if this thread is anything to go by it wasn't popular :)
Very true. :)
Very rarely I've used it, Rik, I just wish when you install new programmes they didn't dump shortcuts on your desktop, without asking in most cases, they've got a much more useful option in Win 7 you can pin any applications that you want to use frequently to the Task Bar. :thumb:
I just open Explorer and dump the shortcuts where I want them in my start menu, but then I'm a Luddite and use classic menus. :)
:iagree:
The desktop cleanup wizard was a pretty useless function anyway, imho. :)
Never liked it in XP and always turned it off in the way it says here (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306542).
I can't remember being bugged by it in Vista (probably too many other things bugging me for me to notice) but this (http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Does_vista_have_a_desktop_cleanup_wizard) is most likely why.
I can't find anything about it in Vista SP3, ;) oops I mean Windows 7 but my guess is it has not returned since its demise in Vista proper.
Even the Windows 7 Help, including the on-line search doesn't come up with anything! :dunno:
No great loss though in my opinion. :thumb: