[Jag11]

This is also included on my site, www.TECHTIPS.co.nr

I'm not sure if everyone will like this trick, because it will clear the name of the icon chosen, not all of the icons! just the ones you want to be JUST an icon, w/out name.

You can do this by renaming the icon (right-click then "Rename")

Now, press and hold alt then followed by 0160

or simply alt + 0160

that's the alt code for BLANK, so if you do this, the icon's name now is just blank, no name.

[bopdude]

I like it, thanks for the tip.

[Jag11]

[hewee]

Guess windows has goofed up om me a couple of times too because I have seen files on my PC without names.

So you know of a way to search you PC for files without a name?

[Jag11]

That's why I only use this tip on my desktop, to make it look clean, like the Recycle Bin, My Computer, Firefox, My Documents, just the icons that are easy to recognize, and I don't recommend it to be applied to all your files, because you'll 'never' recognize your files again. So I recommend all to use it on their desktop only.

[hewee]

Well that is just it i have seen a couple time files with not names but I did not do it so how did they get that way and how many more are there?

[Jag11]

Sorry, didn't understand your post hewee!

try Searching (Win Logo + F) for it, press alt + 0160 on the box.

[hewee]

No that does not work. But now I found I havw a a folder that has been arounds for yeas C:\WINDOWS\render that has 250 4KB files that are tyoe: file. All with the same date and time. Names 0001 to 0250. Has to belong to one of the image programs. Guess left behind because the program crashed on me.

[Shelly6]

The recycle bin doesn't have the 'rename' option? I tried this tip but it still leaves a name box, albeit with only a - in it. Is there a way to have just the icon.

[Jag11]

Do the registry trick I posted before so the Recycle will have a Rename option when you right click on it, the thread is over here:

http://forums.techguy.org/t413442.html

after you've done that, try to rename it, and hit alt + 0160