[Jay_JWLH]

Originally Posted by buf

I use a free app. named cool desktop by Bananas to hide all of my desktop icons--version 2.03. I think that it now costs $15 but you may be able to find a free download. Try Google.

I wouldnt pay for anything (becuase i dont have a payment method )

Overall you could just get windows to hide your entire desktop and stick with the taskbar and everything in it. People should be familiar with this sort of thing as shown below. As you can plainly see, the 'show desktop icons' thing is left unchecked.