For the future, when you have two unrelated questions, it's best to ask them
in separate messages.
Gabriel said:
Hi Q1 :
what is the best program to defrag my HDD I have heard that win xp's
default isnt good enough
The built-in program is normally fine. There are better choices available,
but unless you're having a problem wit the built-in one, why chnage.
If you do want a third-party program, you can always find someone to prefer
any of the available choices. My personal preference is PerfectDisk.
Q2 : how do I remove the arrows from the icons on my desktop?
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/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp
(if you have SP1 or SP2 installed) or
http://download.microsoft.com/download/whistler/Install/2/WXP/EN-US/TweakUiPowertoySetup.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.
