How do I remove icons on the gnome2 desktop during a RHEL5.5 to RHEL5.8 upgrade?

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Issue

After 5.5 to 5.8 OS upgrade either performing an upgrade or a clean install file system icons appeared on the Desktop.

What triggers File system icons creation on Desktop? How to prevent it?

Environment

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5.8

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