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Old 02-25-2008, 07:02 AM
who dat
 
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How do I get rid of the little tiney arrows on my desk top icon short cuts.
I knew how years ago but have forgotten.


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Old 02-25-2008, 10:02 AM
Shenan Stanley
 
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who dat wrote:
> How do I get rid of the little tiney arrows on my desk top icon
> short cuts. I knew how years ago but have forgotten.


Registry edit...
Or easier yet - download, install and utilize TweakUI to do this for you.
It's a Windows XP PowerToy.

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Old 02-25-2008, 07:10 PM
Ken Blake, MVP
 
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On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 01:02:05 -0600, "who dat" <gmcne@bellsouth.net>
wrote:

> How do I get rid of the little tiney arrows on my desk top icon short cuts.
> I knew how years ago but have forgotten.




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/p.../powertoys.asp

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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