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Posted 2/22/2007 11:47 AM
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Probably answered before but does anyone know how I remove the shortcut arrows from the desktop icons?
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http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/disable-shortcut-icon-arrow-overlay-in-windows-vista/
http://vistasupport.mvps.org/remove_shortcut_arrows_from_desktop_icons.htm.


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Posted 2/22/2007 6:23 PM


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A caveat, be careful with those shortcuts, if one is the actual .exe file that runs a program it may be inadvertantly deleted instead of the shortcut to that .exe file.

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Posted 2/25/2007 1:49 PM


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I looked all over for a "PowerToys" like solution to no avail. The scheme of replacing icons with a clear substitute can cause havoc. Here's a solution I have found for this and MANY other Vista-tweak shortcomings. It is not freeware but does have a 15 day trial.

http://www.yamicsoft.com/vistamanager/index.html
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Posted 2/25/2007 5:16 PM


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http://vistasupport.mvps.org/remove_shortcut_arrows_from_desktop_icons.htm

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