Appearance of Desktop - Too many disks shown - GoogleEarth, Firefox, MSN

I have a question regarding the desktop image. I know how to change the background, arrange folders, etc... However, when I open a program up such as Google Earth, MSN Messenger, Firefox, whatever, a hard drive/disk or whatever it is appears. If I put it in the trash can an forget that it is in there when I empty my trash I have to reinstall it, remove it from dashboard, etc...
Is there anyway to avoid this and keep the clean look by hiding these icons???
Thanks in advance.,

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