You're welcome.
--
Regards,
Durand
| Thanks for the reference, Durand,
| Although I have never had any problems you describe, it gives one something
| to think about.
| Tweakui is also a good way to remove the arrows, but on some systems, it
| doesn't work.
| The Registry tweak is just one way to do it, when all else fails.
|
| --
| Jerry
|
|
| | > If you use this option to delete shortcut arrows, you will notice double
| entries
| > in the context menus as a result. The better option is to change the
| shortcut
| > icon to #29. This gives you an invisible shortcut arrow and allows single
| > entries in the context menus. Go here for more information and use the
| last
| > option.
http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/75/
| >
| > --
| > Regards,
| >
| > Durand
| >
| >
| > | > | Hi, Lorne,
| > |
| > | Go to Start, Run, type REGEDIT and hit enter,
| > | Click Hkey_Local_Machine,
| > | Software,
| > | Classes,
| > |
| > | Scroll way down until you see LNKFILE,
| > | Highlite it and in the right side,
| > | right click IsShortcut and rename to Shortcut and hit Enter.
| > |
| > | Scroll on down again until you see PIFFILE,
| > | Highlite it and in the right side,
| > | right click IsShortcut and rename to Shortcut and hit Enter.
| > |
| > | This should get rid of the shortcut arrows on the desktop after you
| ReBoot.
| > | On some machines you may have to go back and look for InternetShortcut
| > | and edit IsShortcut there too.
| > | You will just have to try it to see.
| > |
| > | Good Luck,
| > | Jerry
| > |
| > |
| > |
| > |
| > | | > | > How do I remove the shortcut arrows in XP home?
| > | > Knowledge base refers to registry value IsShortcut but
| > | > has instructions that apply to all windows systems except
| > | > XP. I can't find the right key to edit in XP although I
| > | > did it for windows 98.
| > |
| >
| >
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