Hiding is one thing. My simple question, however: how did you plan to unhide them if you want to use them once in a while?
If you can't answer that, consider an alternative. Make a folder on the desktop called something like 'little used icons". Move all those icons into that folder. They don't take any place then, and still are easily accessible with only one click more than now.
Kees
I have vista on my computer and would like to hide little used icons.
how do I do this ? is there a soft ware program that would do it ?
thanks

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