There are unused icons on your desktop...
 

Is there any way of turning this off as its driving me crazy?

Open the Control Panel.

Double-click on the Display icon
Click on the Desktop tab.
Click on the Customize Desktop... button.
Remove the check from the Run Desktop Cleanup Wizard every 60 days checkbox.

Click on the OK button.
then ok

Nice one riosluts - many thx :thumbsup

nicefind

Nope,u must live with that:glugglug

Thanks, riosluts...I have been wondering how to do that also.:thumbsup

yap. well explained.

I don't have a single icon on my desktop. Nothing.