Shortcut arrows

How do I get rid of the desktop shortcut arrows
Thanks

Mark
Thu Apr 03 17:13:27 PDT 2008

Disable Shortcut Icon Arrow Overlay in Windows Vista :: the How-To ...:
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/disable-shortcut-icon-arrow-overlay-in-windows-vista/

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"LarryM" <LarryM@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> How do I get rid of the desktop shortcut arrows
> Thanks

Jeff
Thu Apr 03 17:25:03 PDT 2008

Why would you want to?

I agree that one would want to Rename the icon and remove the words Shortcut
to, and make other edits to shorten the name of the icon, but the little
arrow tells you that the icon is actually a shortcut that can be deleted
without disturbing the underlaying program. If you go around from time to
time deleting Desktop icons, it would be a disaster to delete an icon that
was actually the .EXE file. Deleting a shortcut is a problem that is very
easy to recover from, deleting the EXE is another matter entirely.




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Buddha
Thu Apr 03 17:21:17 PDT 2008

A small utility called WinBubble can do this for you among other things.

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Ken
Thu Apr 03 18:40:33 PDT 2008

On Thu, 3 Apr 2008 16:56:02 -0700, LarryM
<LarryM@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> How do I get rid of the desktop shortcut arrows



My strong 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.

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Bob
Thu Apr 03 18:46:12 PDT 2008

"Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 3 Apr 2008 16:56:02 -0700, LarryM
> <LarryM@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
>> How do I get rid of the desktop shortcut arrows
>
>
>
> My strong 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 agree. I've never understood the obsession some people seem to have about
shortcut arrows. They are there for a good reason.

Brink
Thu Apr 03 19:27:18 PDT 2008


LarryM;671646 Wrote:
> How do I get rid of the desktop shortcut arrows
> Thanks

Hi Larry,

This tutorial will show you how to remove or change the shortcut
arrows, and how to remove the "Shortcut" name prefix from being added to
every new shortcut created.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/67615-shortcut-arrow.html

Shawn


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Thu Apr 03 19:48:36 PDT 2008

"Bob Campbell" <bob@bob.bob> wrote in message
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> "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message
> news:km1bv3tkgu0460dcg80nf42nfs99r1qv68@4ax.com...
>> On Thu, 3 Apr 2008 16:56:02 -0700, LarryM
>> <LarryM@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>>> How do I get rid of the desktop shortcut arrows
>>
>>
>>
>> My strong 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 agree. I've never understood the obsession some people seem to have
> about shortcut arrows. They are there for a good reason.


It is what Tweakui is for. I hate the arrows and always have. Then again, I
don't keep exe files on the desktop.. :-)

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SG
Thu Apr 03 21:11:28 PDT 2008

Hi Larry,

I agree with Ken, Jeff and Bob, however if you insist you can always shorten
the name and add "sc" at the end of the original name to insure you know
what they are and not mistakenly delete the wrong icon.

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"LarryM" <LarryM@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks

P
Thu Apr 03 21:28:15 PDT 2008

Kelly's Corner has the required solution for XP. It may work with Vista too.

P. Jayant

Brink
Thu Apr 03 23:15:28 PDT 2008


P. Jayant;671841 Wrote:
> Kelly's Corner has the required solution for XP. It may work with Vista
> too.
>
> P. Jayant

Hi P. Jayant,

Oh no. Do not use the XP method for replacing the shortcut arrow in
Vista. It will mess things up with the shortcut overlay. This free
program here is a much safer and easier option to use.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/67615-shortcut-arrow.html

Shawn


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Fri Apr 04 13:57:23 PDT 2008

On Thu, 3 Apr 2008 22:48:36 -0400, "Mike Hall - MVP"
<mikehall@remove_mvps.com> wrote:

> "Bob Campbell" <bob@bob.bob> wrote in message
> news:JOWdnRJ_3b35FWjanZ2dnUVZ_hynnZ2d@supernews.com...
> > "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message
> > news:km1bv3tkgu0460dcg80nf42nfs99r1qv68@4ax.com...
> >> On Thu, 3 Apr 2008 16:56:02 -0700, LarryM
> >> <LarryM@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> How do I get rid of the desktop shortcut arrows
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> My strong 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 agree. I've never understood the obsession some people seem to have
> > about shortcut arrows. They are there for a good reason.
>
>
> It is what Tweakui is for. I hate the arrows and always have. Then again, I
> don't keep exe files on the desktop.. :-)


I don't keep exe files, or anything but shortcuts, on the desktop
either. But rather than that eliminating the danger, I think that
makes it greater. If once in a blue moon, you *do* put something other
than a shortcut on the desktop (perhaps even by accident), because
it's so unusual, it makes it that much easier to forget and
accidentally delete it, thinking you were just deleting a shortcut.

But neither you nor the OP has to agree with me. I made my point and
gave my advice. Larry can decide for himself what to do.

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