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Old February 24th 05, 06:05 AM
Jeffrey Phear
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Is there anyway to remove the little black and white arrow icon that shows up
shortcut icons? I have some nice icons and that arrow just takes so much away
from the overall look of things.

Hope someone can help with this..

Ciao for now,


JPHR
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Old February 24th 05, 06:17 AM
Anando [MS-MVP]
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Hi Jeffery,

Under Tweakui, navigate to Explorer Shortcut and select 'none'. This will remove the overlay icon.
Download TweakUI from:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p.../powertoys.asp

--

Anando
Microsoft MVP- Windows Shell/User
http://www.microsoft.com/mvp
http://www.mvps.org

Folder customizations
http://newdelhi.sancharnet.in/minku

Protect your PC!
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"Jeffrey Phear" wrote in message
...
Is there anyway to remove the little black and white arrow icon that shows up
shortcut icons? I have some nice icons and that arrow just takes so much away
from the overall look of things.

Hope someone can help with this..

Ciao for now,


JPHR



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Old February 24th 05, 08:25 AM
Jeffrey Phear
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Thanks I had TweakUI but I hadn't looked at it too much..

Appreciate the help.

Ciao..

"Anando [MS-MVP]" wrote:

Hi Jeffery,

Under Tweakui, navigate to Explorer Shortcut and select 'none'. This will remove the overlay icon.
Download TweakUI from:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p.../powertoys.asp

--

Anando
Microsoft MVP- Windows Shell/User
http://www.microsoft.com/mvp
http://www.mvps.org

Folder customizations
http://newdelhi.sancharnet.in/minku

Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/protect


"Jeffrey Phear" wrote in message
...
Is there anyway to remove the little black and white arrow icon that shows up
shortcut icons? I have some nice icons and that arrow just takes so much away
from the overall look of things.

Hope someone can help with this..

Ciao for now,


JPHR




  #4  
Old February 24th 05, 04:43 PM
Wesley Vogel
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Tweak UI for Windows XP Guide
http://www.winxpsolution.com/Tweakuixppro.aspx

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In ,
Jeffrey Phear hunted and pecked:
Thanks I had TweakUI but I hadn't looked at it too much..

Appreciate the help.

Ciao..

"Anando [MS-MVP]" wrote:

Hi Jeffery,

Under Tweakui, navigate to Explorer Shortcut and select 'none'.
This will remove the overlay icon. Download TweakUI from:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p.../powertoys.asp

--

Anando
Microsoft MVP- Windows Shell/User
http://www.microsoft.com/mvp
http://www.mvps.org

Folder customizations
http://newdelhi.sancharnet.in/minku

Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/protect


"Jeffrey Phear" wrote in
message ...
Is there anyway to remove the little black and white arrow icon
that shows up shortcut icons? I have some nice icons and that arrow
just takes so much away from the overall look of things.

Hope someone can help with this..

Ciao for now,


JPHR

  #5  
Old February 24th 05, 04:53 PM
Ken Blake
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In ,
Jeffrey Phear typed:

Is there anyway to remove the little black and white arrow icon
that
shows up shortcut icons? I have some nice icons and that arrow
just
takes so much away from the overall look of things.



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
(or 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 that the regular ones.


--
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Old February 24th 05, 05:36 PM
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"=?Utf-8?B?SmVmZnJleSBQaGVhcg==?=" wrote in
microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize:
Is there anyway to remove the little black and white arrow icon that shows up
shortcut icons? I have some nice icons and that arrow just takes so much away
from the overall look of things.


Download Tweak UI from Microsoft's site
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/d...powertoys.mspx


But even though you _can_ remove the arrows, it may not be wise. It
can make a difference sometimes whether you're manipulating a
shortcut or the actual program.

--

Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com/
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Old February 26th 05, 04:55 AM
Anando [MS-MVP]
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You are welcome Jeffrey !

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Anando
Microsoft MVP- Windows Shell/User
http://www.microsoft.com/mvp
http://www.mvps.org

Folder customizations
http://newdelhi.sancharnet.in/minku

Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/protect


"Jeffrey Phear" wrote in message
...
Thanks I had TweakUI but I hadn't looked at it too much..

Appreciate the help.

Ciao..

"Anando [MS-MVP]" wrote:

Hi Jeffery,

Under Tweakui, navigate to Explorer Shortcut and select 'none'. This will remove the overlay
icon.
Download TweakUI from:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p.../powertoys.asp

--

Anando
Microsoft MVP- Windows Shell/User
http://www.microsoft.com/mvp
http://www.mvps.org

Folder customizations
http://newdelhi.sancharnet.in/minku

Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/protect


"Jeffrey Phear" wrote in message
...
Is there anyway to remove the little black and white arrow icon that shows up
shortcut icons? I have some nice icons and that arrow just takes so much away
from the overall look of things.

Hope someone can help with this..

Ciao for now,


JPHR






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Old February 27th 05, 08:22 PM
Molin Vardo
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Stan Brown wrote:
"=?Utf-8?B?SmVmZnJleSBQaGVhcg==?=" wrote in
microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize:

Is there anyway to remove the little black and white arrow icon that shows up
shortcut icons? I have some nice icons and that arrow just takes so much away


from the overall look of things.


Download Tweak UI from Microsoft's site

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/d...powertoys.mspx



But even though you _can_ remove the arrows, it may not be wise. It
can make a difference sometimes whether you're manipulating a
shortcut or the actual program.

I've found that I can just: Right-click on the title; select "rename"
and type in a new name for the icon: "WP10", "C-Drive", "Q-Time Player",
etc. It won't remove the arrow - but does eliminate the "Shortcut to"
that takes up so much extra space. Hope that helps!

Molin Vardo
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Old February 27th 05, 08:23 PM
Molin Vardo
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Stan Brown wrote:
"=?Utf-8?B?SmVmZnJleSBQaGVhcg==?=" wrote in
microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize:

Is there anyway to remove the little black and white arrow icon that shows up
shortcut icons? I have some nice icons and that arrow just takes so much away


from the overall look of things.


Download Tweak UI from Microsoft's site

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/d...powertoys.mspx



But even though you _can_ remove the arrows, it may not be wise. It
can make a difference sometimes whether you're manipulating a
shortcut or the actual program.

I've found that I can just: Right-click on the title; select "rename"
and type in a new name for the icon: "WP10", "C-Drive", "Q-Time Player",
etc. It won't remove the arrow - but does eliminate the "Shortcut to"
that takes up so much extra space. Hope that helps!

Molin Vardo
  #10  
Old February 28th 05, 12:10 AM
Ken Blake
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In ,
Molin Vardo typed:

I've found that I can just: Right-click on the title; select
"rename"
and type in a new name for the icon: "WP10", "C-Drive", "Q-Time
Player", etc. It won't remove the arrow - but does eliminate
the
"Shortcut to" that takes up so much extra space. Hope that
helps!



Renaming isn't necessary. Use TweakUI, and on it's General tab,
turn off the putting of the "Shortcut to" there in the first
place.

--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
Please reply to the newsgroup


  #11  
Old February 28th 05, 07:21 AM
Stan Brown
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"Ken Blake" wrote in microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize:
In ,
Molin Vardo typed:

I've found that I can just: Right-click on the title; select
"rename"
and type in a new name for the icon: "WP10", "C-Drive", "Q-Time
Player", etc. It won't remove the arrow - but does eliminate
the
"Shortcut to" that takes up so much extra space. Hope that
helps!



Renaming isn't necessary. Use TweakUI, and on it's General tab,
turn off the putting of the "Shortcut to" there in the first
place.


Which release of TweakUI? I've got 2.10.0.0, and I don't see
anything like that on the "General" tab _or the "Shortcut" tab. In
my TweakUI, that setting is on the "Explorer" tab.

--

Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com/
  #12  
Old February 28th 05, 06:27 PM
Ken Blake
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In ,
Stan Brown typed:

"Ken Blake" wrote in microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize:
In ,
Molin Vardo typed:

I've found that I can just: Right-click on the title; select
"rename"
and type in a new name for the icon: "WP10", "C-Drive",
"Q-Time
Player", etc. It won't remove the arrow - but does eliminate
the
"Shortcut to" that takes up so much extra space. Hope that
helps!



Renaming isn't necessary. Use TweakUI, and on it's General
tab,
turn off the putting of the "Shortcut to" there in the first
place.


Which release of TweakUI? I've got 2.10.0.0, and I don't see
anything like that on the "General" tab _or the "Shortcut" tab.
In
my TweakUI, that setting is on the "Explorer" tab.



Sorry, the "Explorer" tab is correct. "General" was a typo (or
brain fart), as was "it's" instead of "its."

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Old March 6th 05, 07:58 PM
Molin Vardo
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Stan Brown wrote:
"=?Utf-8?B?SmVmZnJleSBQaGVhcg==?=" wrote in
microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize:

Is there anyway to remove the little black and white arrow icon that shows up
shortcut icons? I have some nice icons and that arrow just takes so much away


from the overall look of things.


Download Tweak UI from Microsoft's site

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/d...powertoys.mspx



But even though you _can_ remove the arrows, it may not be wise. It
can make a difference sometimes whether you're manipulating a
shortcut or the actual program.

I've found that I can just: Right-click on the title; select "rename"
and type in a new name for the icon: "WP10", "C-Drive", "Q-Time Player",
etc. It won't remove the arrow - but does eliminate the "Shortcut to"
that takes up so much extra space. Hope that helps!

Molin Vardo
  #14  
Old March 7th 05, 02:28 AM
David Candy
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Windows counts how many times you delete Shortcut To on an icon. When =
you do it three times it no longer prefaces Shortcut To on new =
shortcuts.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer
Link=3D

Link starts at 15 or 20 and is decremented by 5 each time you delete =
Shortcut To. Once it reaches 0 no more Shortcut To.

I never did discover why it counted by 5 rather than 1.
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I've found that I can just: Right-click on the title; select "rename"
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etc. It won't remove the arrow - but does eliminate the "Shortcut to"
that takes up so much extra space. Hope that helps!
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Old May 15th 07, 04:04 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
mike
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1. Open Regedit (Start - Run - type 'Regedit') (w/o quotes) or MS key + 'R'
2. Navigate to:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT - lnkfile . (To speed up scroll, tyle 'l' to get you down
to the l's)

3. On the right panel, delete the following key "IsShorcut"
4. Close REGEDIT and Restart your computer.

You need to RESTART for the new settings take effect.

mike


"Molin Vardo" wrote:

Stan Brown wrote:
"=?Utf-8?B?SmVmZnJleSBQaGVhcg==?=" wrote in
microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize:

Is there anyway to remove the little black and white arrow icon that shows up
shortcut icons? I have some nice icons and that arrow just takes so much away


from the overall look of things.


Download Tweak UI from Microsoft's site

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/d...powertoys.mspx



But even though you _can_ remove the arrows, it may not be wise. It
can make a difference sometimes whether you're manipulating a
shortcut or the actual program.

I've found that I can just: Right-click on the title; select "rename"
and type in a new name for the icon: "WP10", "C-Drive", "Q-Time Player",
etc. It won't remove the arrow - but does eliminate the "Shortcut to"
that takes up so much extra space. Hope that helps!

Molin Vardo

 




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