Removing shortcut arrow from desktop icons?

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Swifty said:
But if you are hooked on it being in the control panel there is a way to
get the current TweakUI back in the control panel. You'll have to find it
yourself though; I've lost my memory.
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The version that automatically hooks to the CP (a Win 98 version) is an
older version and is not recommended for use with WIN XP although the older
version will normally function OK. Just that MS doesn't recommend it's use
on a XP system.
 
Swifty said:
But if you are hooked on it being in the control panel there is a way to
get the current TweakUI back in the control panel. You'll have to find
it yourself though; I've lost my memory.
Click to expand...
Go to http://www.dougknox.com/
Select Win XP Fixes
Select in left table, second row "AddTweakUI to Control Panel"

<QUOTE>
xp_addtweakui.exe v1.1.0 -Adds TweakUI for Windows XP to the Control Panel
© Doug Knox - 2004

By default, the new Windows XP Powertoys install shortcuts to themselves
on the Start Menu, under Powertoys for Windows XP. The same applies for
TweakUI. This small VB utility will add an entry in Control Panel for
TweakUI, where it used to be.

To use: Download the xp_addtweakui.zip file and save it to your hard
drive (you may want to right click and use Save Target As). Double-click
the xp_addtweakui.exe file. TweakUI for Windows XP must be installed on
your system. This utility does not install it, it only makes it
available through Control Panel.
You can download TweakUI for Windows XP HERE.

This page last updated 11/25/2005 21:17
All material © Doug Knox
</QUOTE>
 
Poster Matt said:
Hi,

Is if possible to remove the little arrow that appears on desktop
shortcuts in the bottom left corner of the icon?

It occurred to me that the icons would look better without the little
arrows, and I don't need reminding that they are shortcuts, after all I
created almost all of them anyway.

Thanks all.
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TweakUI from the Windows PowerToys will do this for you. It's free and you
can find it with Google.
Badger
 
Go to http://www.dougknox.com/
Select Win XP Fixes
Select in left table, second row "AddTweakUI to Control Panel"
Click to expand...

That's the beauty of the Internet; I don't need to worry about my memory
loss - in effect I have a brain the size of a planet. Thanks - that was
the one I was referring to.
 
TweakUI from the Windows PowerToys will do this for you. It's free and you
can find it with Google.
Badger
Click to expand...

Or, get it from the "Horse's Mouth" here:

<http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx>

Click on "TweakUI.exe" in the right-hand column.

--
Donald L McDaniel

How can so many otherwise very intelligent people screw up
something so simple so badly? If you stick a computer
keyboard in front of most people, they'll suddenly drop
30 points off their IQs. Much like placing a "Pork Barrel"
bill in front of a politician: He'll forget all about
"cooperation" the minute he counts the zeroes before the
decimal point.
 
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