Bingo! That's got it1 Thanks John.
> >Troy, > >In the past when I have had this happen I would hold down the option key >and make a copy for placement in the folder I wanted, then I could throw >the original program away. I have had two or three programs that install >themselves on the desktop and can't be moved. When I would try to drag >them to a folder on the hard drive it would just make an alias and keep the >original on the desktop and the only way I could get around it was to do >the above, then throw away the one on the desktop. > >John R. > >On Tuesday, Dec 23, 2003, at 23:33 America/New_York, Troy Mello wrote: > >>I did try this. All worked okay until my trash was emptied. It may have >>been my only copy. The icon still remained in the dock, but when I tried >>to click on it, it would no longer open. A "?" appeared over the icon in >>the dock. >> >>Previously, when I would install a program, there would be the icon in the >>dock and the icon on the desktop. I could just restart the computer and >>that would take care of the desktop, leaving only the icon in the dock. >>Now, that doesn't seem to work. I'm stumped. >> >>-Troy >> >> >>> >>> >>> >>>Drag it into the trash. The one in the desktop is a copy >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> "Troy Mello" >>> <troymello at hotmail.com> To: >>>macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu >>> Sent by: cc: >>>(bcc: Thomas J. Guenthner/ADMIN/LOU/HUD) >>> owner-macgroup at erdos.math.lou Subject: >>>MacGroup: Hide / Remove Icon >>> isville.edu >>> >>> >>> 12/23/2003 07:30 AM >>> Please respond to macgroup >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>How do you hide or remove an item from your desktop. I have dragged this >>>particular icon into the dock and it remains there, but it always stays >>>on >>>my desktop. I have restarted, but it still remains in both my dock and >>>desktop. How do I remove it from the desktop? (This icon is for a photo >>>editing application.) >>> >>>Thanks, >>>Troy >>> >>>_________________________________________________________________ >>>Check your PC for viruses with the FREE McAfee online computer scan. >>>http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 >>> >>> >>> >>>| The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will >>>| be January 27. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. >>>| This list's page is <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>. >>> >> >>_________________________________________________________________ >>Take advantage of our limited-time introductory offer for dial-up Internet >>access. http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/dialup >> >> >> >>| The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will >>| be January 27. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. >>| This list's page is <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>. >> > > > >| The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will >| be January 27. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. >| This list's page is <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>. _________________________________________________________________ Check your PC for viruses with the FREE McAfee online computer scan. http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be January 27. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | This list's page is <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>.
