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| Remove Shortcut Arrows |
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| Written by windowsxp550 | |
| Friday, 20 January 2006 | |
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Or Close In Windows XP, shortcuts are a great thing. One thing that is kind of irritating is that every shortcut has that little arrow plastered on the icon (so you can tell it’s a shortcut). If you would like to remove the shortcut arrows from your desktop icons, follow this guide: Disclaimer: Warning Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly by using Registry Editor or by using another method. Modify the registry at your own risk, Every effort has been made to ensure that registry edit instructions are correct and safe. FixMyXP cannot be held responsible for any damage done to your system by using this guide. Before beginning this guide, please do this
Click
then
Type regedit then click
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Navigate to the following key: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile
On the Right Hand Side Locate the IsShortcut key, then right click on it and select delete
Reboot your computer. Comments (7)
![]() written by kalkyl, January 10, 2007
It is spelled "lnkfile" (LNKFILE), not "inkfile".
written by natas, December 19, 2006
my system does not show "inkfile" what gives?
written by RonD2001, March 19, 2006
Could just right click on the icon select properties and change the icon.
written by Guest, March 19, 2006
:upset :zzz :sigh :x
:cry :? :eek :roll :grin :p written by Guest, March 09, 2006
Could you not just right click on the icon and Change the icon?
*** (Response from Site ADMIN) That does not work. Try it out and see for yourself written by Guest, February 20, 2006
just download tweak ui from microsoft's website, its free, and its easier to use then editing the registry
written by Guest, February 16, 2006
Thanks!!! I had this on another machine (currently unavailable) and last night the hated arrows reappeared on 2 of my icons but not the rest, and I needed the info again. Great site - have it bookmarked now! :grin
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