TrueAudio
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| [XP] Removing corner arrows from shortcuts.
Does anyone know how to remove them from the desktop shortcuts? I saw a quick tip on techtv about it, but it was a long time ago and i cant remember how.
Anyone know? Thanks 
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Sandman5
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clubs: | TweakUI is the easiest (maybe the only) way to do this »www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/···toys.asp |
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MSeng
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| reply to TrueAudio
The easy way - download the TweakUI Power Toy for XP and disable it through the GUI.
The registry way - Remove or Change the Shortcut Arrow.
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jbcalg
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1 edit | reply to TrueAudio
took a minute to remember that one
google helped, search terms: remove arrows desktop shortcuts
depends on your OS, 2 ways basically
[edit: ok, 3 ways LOL - registry edit above too]
chaning font size of icon or use TweakUI
see tip of the day:
»www.worldstart.com/archives/comp···2003.htm
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TrueAudio
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Richmond, CA | reply to MSeng
Thanks guys. That will work for me. I appreciate the response and help.
Thanks
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Sandman5
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clubs: | reply to MSeng
Thanks MSeng, I didn't realize that there was another way to do this. |
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OZO
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| reply to TrueAudio
Be careful with the "registry" way for WXP. It creates nasty side effect (see this thread for more details). So far I know only one safe way to remove links without side effects - you have to apply TweakUI. |
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deke40
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| reply to TrueAudio
Mseng-I thought Mosiac1 wasn't getting the credit due on this one until I clicked on the "More information can be found in this discussion." Here is the original discussion:»forums.techguy.org/t81267/s.html. |
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R2
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| deke - the techguy method works best for Win98 -- definitely. This simply disables the Icon Overlay Manager, such as it is.;) In Win98, using the TweakUI method or removing the "IsShortcut" values is not recommended. It either doesn't work or causes other problems.
In WinXP, it now appears that removing the "IsShortcut" value causes other problems as well! I did not know this. So, you are left with:•Disabling the Icon Overlay Manager•Using TweakUI•Directly modifying the Arrow Icon in Shell32.dll•Making the same register changes that TweakUI makes -- but, using TweakUI is easier! |
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