Shortcut creation with no arrow and cannot be deleted

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I need help in creating an shortcut on a user’s desktop that cannot be
deleted nor has a shortcut arrow on it. Similar to how AOL puts their
shortcut icon on user’s desktops. I am specifically looking at way to
manipulate the registry to do this. The other icons on the desktop can keep
their shortcut arrows. I just want to manipulate this one specific shortcut.
The ability to right-click and select delete would be good but not required.

Thanks in advance. If you need me to be clearer I, let me know and I will try.
 
Adam said:
I need help in creating an shortcut on a user's desktop that cannot
be
deleted nor has a shortcut arrow on it. Similar to how AOL puts
their shortcut icon on user's desktops. I am specifically looking
at way to manipulate the registry to do this. The other icons on
the desktop can keep their shortcut arrows. I just want to
manipulate this one specific shortcut. The ability to right-click
and select delete would be good but not required.

Thanks in advance. If you need me to be clearer I, let me know and
I will try.
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Two things...

Why the multipost?
In the future, if you feel your query is relevant to more than one single
group - please crosspost instead of multiposting. It makes it easier on you
as well as those who might answer you - and you still get to spam more than
one newsgroup with your identical question. ;-)

Why would you want the ability to right-click and select delete on an icon
you cannot delete (per your earlier requirement in the same post...)?
 
I need help in creating an shortcut on a user's desktop that cannot be
deleted nor has a shortcut arrow on it. Similar to how AOL puts their
shortcut icon on user's desktops. I am specifically looking at way to
manipulate the registry to do this. The other icons on the desktop can keep
their shortcut arrows. I just want to manipulate this one specific shortcut.
The ability to right-click and select delete would be good but not required.

Thanks in advance. If you need me to be clearer I, let me know and I will try.
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These tutorials may help:

http://www.pctools.com/guides/registry/detail/73/
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=224324&st=375&p=585581232&#entry585581232
 
Yes. You can create a namespace icon, and have it launch a folder or run a file. Google for "ShellObject Editor"

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Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


I need help in creating an shortcut on a user’s desktop that cannot be
deleted nor has a shortcut arrow on it. Similar to how AOL puts their
shortcut icon on user’s desktops. I am specifically looking at way to
manipulate the registry to do this. The other icons on the desktop can keep
their shortcut arrows. I just want to manipulate this one specific shortcut.
The ability to right-click and select delete would be good but not required.

Thanks in advance. If you need me to be clearer I, let me know and I will try.
 
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