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  1. December 2nd, 2004, 11:08 PM #1
    WhiteHat_h4xx0r
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    Cant remove AOL icon

    I have this stupid AOL icon that is undeletable. I don't know where it came from but im fed up with it. All that happens when you right click on it is it says: "Go to Free Trial" and "create shortcut" nothing else. Heres what it looks like:

    http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...tocry/sig2.jpg
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    SELECT * FROM users WHERE clue > 0;
0 rows returned;
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  2. December 2nd, 2004, 11:47 PM #2
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    Well if your OS is Win XP and this icon is on your desktop:

    1. Right click on the desktop
    2. Select "Arrange icons"
    3. Select "desktop cleanup wizard".

    You might also look in your startup folder and the add/remove programs application in control panel and see if ypou can get rid of what is calling it.

    Good luck
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  3. December 3rd, 2004, 12:01 AM #3
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    It's probably in your personal folders/desktop and is set as read only.

    Should that be the case, and you can fix it, then you should probably change that annoying sig line of yours...... just a thought....
    Don\'t SYN us.... We\'ll SYN you.....
    \"A nation that draws too broad a difference between its scholars and its warriors will have its thinking done by cowards, and its fighting done by fools.\" - Thucydides
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  4. December 3rd, 2004, 01:33 AM #4
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    Wow thanks nihil, I never thought that would do it. and whats wrong with the sig line Tiger Shark?
    http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...tocry/sig2.jpg
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  5. December 3rd, 2004, 01:42 AM #5
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    SELECT * FROM users WHERE clue > 0;
    0 rows returned;
    i may be wrong but i think he meant, that ur signature says that it extracts users who have a clue,or above 0, but since you don't have a clue how to remove the icon, why are you asking us if none of us have a clue either...

    just a guess
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  6. December 3rd, 2004, 02:04 AM #6
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    im not totally sure, but tweakui might be able to help get rid of that unwanted stuff as well.
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  7. December 3rd, 2004, 02:14 AM #7
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    well who ever said I was directing at any of you. Its relating to the lack of computer knowledge these days. See here and karmine I already got rid of it with desktop cleaner. I see you a Cradle of Filth fan you might wanna check out my website. http://notimetocry.tk
    http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...tocry/sig2.jpg
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0 rows returned;
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  8. December 3rd, 2004, 02:21 AM #8
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    im pissed because they were in tampa and i never heard anything about it so i missed the show, guess i gotta wait 10 years for them to come back to the states
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  9. December 3rd, 2004, 02:22 AM #9
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    also if you have problems with your host you could always be your own host http://www.apache.org

    thats what i do, and im trying to create java menus but i suck at javascript so its gonna take some time to redo my site.
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  10. December 3rd, 2004, 02:26 AM #10
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    Hi WhiteHat~

    The desktop cleaner basically gets rid of orphan/redundant items. Your icon looked as all it did was take you to a website, so that would be considered an orphan.

    I mentioned startup and add/remove programs just in case there was something more substantial behind it (which you should have been able to see in properties)

    Cheers
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