shortcut arrows

[Bryan Dods]

I would like to remove the shortcut arrows on desktop icons. I had a tweak
for win98 but need a suggestion for xp. I cannot find anything within xp.
Any suggestions?

Thanks, Bryan

 

[Ken Blake]

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I would like to remove the shortcut arrows on desktop icons. I
had a
tweak for win98 but need a suggestion for xp. I cannot find
anything
within xp. Any suggestions?

It's essentially the same as it was in Windows 98. 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.

 

[Guest]

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx
You can get TweakUI here.

 

[Alex Nichol]

I would like to remove the shortcut arrows on desktop icons. I had a tweak
for win98 but need a suggestion for xp. I cannot find anything within xp.
Any suggestions?

Use TweakUI - one of the XP Powertoys from (if you have installed XP
SP1)
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp

If you have not installed SP1, the earlier version can be found at
http://download.microsoft.com/download/whistler/Install/2/WXP/EN-US/TweakUiPowertoySetup.exe

Once installed you will find it in Start - All Programs - Powertoys for
Windows XP

Its Explorer page - Shortcut page, I suggest trying 'Light arrow' which
allows you to tell if needed, but is not intrusive like the standard one