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How to...rid icon arrows, and add icon.
On Sun, 11 Apr 2010 07:27:24 +0800, "Rod Allan"
wrote: A pertinent warning, thanks Mr. Blake. No formality necessary. Just "Ken" is fine. You're welcome. Glad to help. Light arrows used. "Ken Blake, MVP" You can get rid of the arrows with a registry edit, or more easily and more safely by using the free TweakUI, downloadable as part of Microsoft PowerToys at http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p.../powertoys.asp (if you have SP1 or SP2 installed) or http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...ertoySetup.exe (if you don't have SP1 or SP2). However, my recommendation is that you do *not* do this. The arrows serve an important function--providing quick visual identification of a shortcut. If you remove the arrows, you run the substantial risk that sooner or later you will delete something you wanted to keep, thinking that you were just deleting a shortcut to it. I would either leave the arrows as they are, or alternatively use the TweakUI option of light arrows, which are somewhat less visible than the regular ones. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003 Please Reply to the Newsgroup -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003 Please Reply to the Newsgroup |
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How to...rid icon arrows, and add icon.
On Sun, 11 Apr 2010 07:27:24 +0800, "Rod Allan"
wrote: A pertinent warning, thanks Mr. Blake. No formality necessary. Just "Ken" is fine. You're welcome. Glad to help. Light arrows used. "Ken Blake, MVP" You can get rid of the arrows with a registry edit, or more easily and more safely by using the free TweakUI, downloadable as part of Microsoft PowerToys at http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p.../powertoys.asp (if you have SP1 or SP2 installed) or http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...ertoySetup.exe (if you don't have SP1 or SP2). However, my recommendation is that you do *not* do this. The arrows serve an important function--providing quick visual identification of a shortcut. If you remove the arrows, you run the substantial risk that sooner or later you will delete something you wanted to keep, thinking that you were just deleting a shortcut to it. I would either leave the arrows as they are, or alternatively use the TweakUI option of light arrows, which are somewhat less visible than the regular ones. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003 Please Reply to the Newsgroup -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003 Please Reply to the Newsgroup |
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How to...rid icon arrows, and add icon.
You're welcome.
Don "Rod Allan" wrote in message ... Thanks Don, I did indeed employ the small arrows. Thanks again. "Don Schmidt" Don red_1987 wrote in message ... Microsoft's TweakUI will remove the arrows. But, may not be a good idea for you won't know if the link is to a program or a Shortcut. A good compromise is to use TweakUI to make the arrow small (also an option of TweakUI). Do a Google search for Windows (plus the version) TweakUI. There are specific versions for the various Windows versions. -- Don Vancouver, USA |
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How to...rid icon arrows, and add icon.
You're welcome.
Don "Rod Allan" wrote in message ... Thanks Don, I did indeed employ the small arrows. Thanks again. "Don Schmidt" Don red_1987 wrote in message ... Microsoft's TweakUI will remove the arrows. But, may not be a good idea for you won't know if the link is to a program or a Shortcut. A good compromise is to use TweakUI to make the arrow small (also an option of TweakUI). Do a Google search for Windows (plus the version) TweakUI. There are specific versions for the various Windows versions. -- Don Vancouver, USA |
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