How can I remove several icons from my desk top as I have too many of the same,and want rid of them?

To remove unused desktop icons

Open Display in Control Panel.

On the Desktop tab, click Customize Desktop.

Under Desktop cleanup, click Clean Desktop Now.

Follow the directions in the Desktop Cleanup Wizard.

Notes

To open Display, click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click Display.

The Desktop Cleanup Wizard displays a list of the desktop icons that have not been used for 60 days or more, enabling you to remove those icons that you don't want on your desktop. You can retrieve icons you have removed by opening the Unused Desktop Shortcuts folder on your desktop.

Clear the Run Desktop Cleanup Wizard every 60 days check box if you don't want the wizard to run automatically every two months.

You can remove an individual desktop icon by right-clicking the icon and then clicking Delete.

To add or remove the icons for My Documents, My Computer, My Network Places, or Internet Explorer, select or clear those items under Desktop icons.

You may right click on the icon you wish to delete and select delete. If your desktop is too crowded and you wish to organize it right click on the screen (not an icon) and select new folder and you may put some programs into it. (Some however will not let you)

Hope this helps you!

there is a better way than to delete them:

To start the Desktop Cleanup Wizard:

1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.

2. In Control Panel, click Appearance and Themes under Pick a category.

3. Under or pick a Control Panel icon, click Display.

The Display Properties dialog box is displayed.

4. In the Display Properties dialog box, click the Desktop tab, and then click Customize Desktop.

The Desktop Items dialog box is displayed.

5. Under Desktop cleanup, click to clear the Run Desktop Cleanup Wizard every 60 days check box if you do not want the Desktop Cleanup Wizard to automatically start every 60 days.

6. Click Clean Desktop Now.

The Desktop Cleanup Wizard starts.

Remove Unwanted Shortcuts

To remove unwanted shortcuts:

1. In the Welcome to the Desktop Cleanup Wizard dialog box, click Next.

2. In the Shortcuts dialog box, a list of shortcuts are displayed in the Shortcut to Clean Up list. The shortcuts that you click are removed from the desktop and placed in the Unused Desktop Shortcuts folder on the Windows desktop. If you do not want a shortcut to be removed from the desktop, click to clear the check box for that shortcut, and then click Next when you are finished.

3. In the Completing the Desktop Cleanup Wizard dialog box, view the items in the Shortcuts box to confirm that you want them removed from the desktop, and then click Finish.

The Desktop Cleanup Wizard moves the selected shortcuts to the Unused Desktop Shortcuts folder and then quits.

to remove icons from your desktop just right click on them and select delete. dont worry it only removes the icon and doesn't delete the programme. you can then find them your programmes

click the right button on your mouse and select delete. it won't delete the program, just the icon. you'll still be able to access the program through your start menu.

if you have so many...

just click on first icon, push sift button, and click until the end icon you want to remove, and then right click choose delete option...

Right click on them and select delete.

make a new "folder"/"directory" call it "carpet" select all the icons on your desktop (pressing the left button and dragging until a rectangle around them is formed) and while keeping pressed the left button of your mouse drag them on it.

Now you'll have just one thing on your desktop.

Note that if you want to delete your "icons" you must to be sure that they are just aliasis and not the real thing.

Right Click and delete.

Right click on them and select delete.