Do you use icons on your desktop.. or the quicklaunch in your taskbar?

[TallBill]

Personally.. i have one icon on my desktop.. the recycle bin.. and only cuz i cant get rid of it.. maybe someone could tell me how in xp but other then that.. my quicklaunch bar is just filled.. i dont even use the start menu... what do you do?

 

[tweakmm]

I only have a note pad document of stream of thought stuff and stuff i need to do, a folder of a bunch of assorted stuff and my computer, network and recycle bin. All of the programs i use most are in quick launch

 

[bmacd]

ack! that quicklaunch sucks. I turned it off. Everything i need is in the start, run box, otherwise, i turn to ye old faithful start menu.

-=bmacd=-

 

[Supermercado]

I use the Start Menu the most. I have four things in my Quicklaunch bar (the Show Desktop thing, IE, Windows Explorer, and Outlook Express) and no desktop icons. To get rid of all the desktop icons in XP, right click on the desktop and go to "Arrange Icons By" and towards the bottom is an option that says "Show Desktop Icons." Just uncheck that and everything goes away. I love how easy it is to get rid of stuff. I'm such a minimalist and like no clutter on my desktop (my system tray is hiding everything but mIRC, AIM, Winamp, and the volume icon)

 

[cmdavid]

quicklaunch mostly

 

[Haircut]

I have a couple of things on the desktop, but all the programs are in the Quicklaunch.
Before my last reformat I must have had at least 50 shortcuts there, it's so much easier than the Start Menu.

 

[NetworkDad]

Quicklaunch for sure, my best friend. Im too lazy to go to the start menu.

 

[her209]

I put all the progs that I use the most on the right mouse.

 

[yakko]

Quicklaunch mainly. I have a couple on my desktop though like the restart and shutdown icons.

 

[TallBill]

Thanks supercommando.. btw.. heh..i've been inspired to actually customize things on my pc... go figure eh..

 

[Moonbeam]

I have 48 icons on my desk top.

 

[Platypus]

I have no icons on my desktop. I use the kbar and command line to run programs. I HATE a cluttered desktop

 

[Vadatajs]

both

 

[Amused]

Why have a desktop if you never have anything on it but pretty pictures? What use is it other than a fancy picture frame if you don't use it to display information and hold icons? Why is it considered "cool" here to have an empty desktop?

I have 24 icons on my desktop, plus a display showing vital system stats. I'm be lost without 'em. Every other solution would add at least one more step to opening my most used programs.

 

[TallBill]

how is the quicklaunch bar an extra step.. sure the icons are smaller... but at 1920x1440 .. my quicklaunch icons are just as big as the desktop icons.. now if only i could find a better 1920x1440 wallpaper

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: bob970
how is the quicklaunch bar an extra step.. sure the icons are smaller... but at 1920x1440 .. my quicklaunch icons are just as big as the desktop icons.. now if only i could find a better 1920x1440 wallpaper

Because my taskbar is hidden. I have to drop my mouse to pull it up.

My way:
1. click on icon.

your way:
1. pull up taskbar
2. click on icon.

Don't get me wrong, I have many things in my quick launch for when I want to open a program while other things are running. But even that is not needed because my taskbar can show my desktop icons as a menu now.

 

[Platypus]

Originally posted by: AmusedOne
Why have a desktop if you never have anything on it but pretty pictures? What use is it other than a fancy picture frame if you don't use it to display information and hold icons? Why is it considered "cool" here to have an empty desktop?

I have 24 icons on my desktop, plus a display showing vital system stats. I'm be lost without 'em. Every other solution would add at least one more step to opening my most used programs.

It isn't "cool" to have an empty desktop, I just hate clutter. It's a personal preference really, you don't have to get defensive about it mate.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: CorporateRecreation

Originally posted by: AmusedOne
Why have a desktop if you never have anything on it but pretty pictures? What use is it other than a fancy picture frame if you don't use it to display information and hold icons? Why is it considered "cool" here to have an empty desktop?

I have 24 icons on my desktop, plus a display showing vital system stats. I'm be lost without 'em. Every other solution would add at least one more step to opening my most used programs.

It isn't "cool" to have an empty desktop, I just hate clutter. It's a personal preference really, you don't have to get defensive about it mate.

Naw, I've seen other theads about this same subject, and people really do have this "enpty desktops are cool" thing going on. No defensiveness here, I'm just trying to understand.

 

[Hubris]

Originally posted by: AmusedOne

Originally posted by: bob970
how is the quicklaunch bar an extra step.. sure the icons are smaller... but at 1920x1440 .. my quicklaunch icons are just as big as the desktop icons.. now if only i could find a better 1920x1440 wallpaper

Because my taskbar is hidden. I have to drop my mouse to pull it up.

My way:
1. click on icon.

your way:
1. pull up taskbar
2. click on icon.

Don't get me wrong, I have many things in my quick launch for when I want to open a program while other things are running. But even that is not needed because my taskbar can show my desktop icons as a menu now.

Well, if your taskbar isn't hidden, then it's only:

1. Click on quicklaunch menu

I prefer an empty desktop, not because I'm trying to be "cool", just cause it looks neater. And about some things, I'm definitely a neater is better person. I just like the quicklaunch bar. *shrug* Personal preference is your friend.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: Hubris

Originally posted by: AmusedOne

Originally posted by: bob970
how is the quicklaunch bar an extra step.. sure the icons are smaller... but at 1920x1440 .. my quicklaunch icons are just as big as the desktop icons.. now if only i could find a better 1920x1440 wallpaper

Because my taskbar is hidden. I have to drop my mouse to pull it up.

My way:
1. click on icon.

your way:
1. pull up taskbar
2. click on icon.

Don't get me wrong, I have many things in my quick launch for when I want to open a program while other things are running. But even that is not needed because my taskbar can show my desktop icons as a menu now.

Well, if your taskbar isn't hidden, then it's only:

1. Click on quicklaunch menu

Then what's the point? If you're going to have a cluttered taskbar showing all the time (even when you are running programs) why even bother to clear the desktop?

 

[Platypus]

Click here Amused One

The way I see it, all the icons I could ever need go in the bar at the bottom, and that way there is no clutter on the desktop.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: CorporateRecreation
Click here Amused One

The way I see it, all the icons I could ever need go in the bar at the bottom, and that way there is no clutter on the desktop.

The way I see it, that taskbar is cluttered and shows all the time, even when you're running stuff.

Seriously, I rather have my desktop cluttered, and have a clear, open view of what I'm running without taking up space with a huge unhidden taskbar.

 

[AdamK47]

I use neither. I use the start menu. You know, the thing that is suppose to hold the shortcuts to programs. You can get rid of the recycling bin icon by deleting this registry key:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}]
@="Recycle Bin"

Do an export first just in case. I put the recycling bin icon in my start menu along with my computer and network places. It puts the default icons that are in previous windows version right in the menu.

Pic of Start Menu

 

[m2kewl]

I like a clean desktop, so everything goes on the quicklaunch. Just two or three icons on the desktop.

 

[Ne0]

My Desktop
When I first bootup my comp, I usually use the icons on the desktop. I also like the taskbar clean- so I made a folder called programs and put all the files that would've gone on the quicklaunch taskbar into there.