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hi,

just want to remove arrows from short cuts on desk top.
If anyone knows how without life story, then I am great-ful to them.

spent half the nite hitting useless links via google relating to this
topic,,,,
aint gonna do it no more.

ta
 
In said:
hi,

just want to remove arrows from short cuts on desk top.
If anyone knows how without life story, then I am great-ful
to them.

spent half the nite hitting useless links via google
relating to this topic,,,,
aint gonna do it no more.

ta
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TweakUI -> Explorer -> Shortcut -> None.

If that's too simple, try "Method 2":

Remove or modify the arrow used on shortcuts in Windows XP
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/arrow.htm

Download TweakUI
http://download.microsoft.com/downl...a6-b352-839afb2a2679/TweakUiPowertoySetup.exe

Nepatsfan
 
keep said:
just want to remove arrows from short cuts on desk top.
If anyone knows how without life story, then I am great-ful to them.
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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
(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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