I just upgraded to Vista Ultimate, and I was wondering if there was a way to get rid of the "shortcut arrows" on my desktop icons. I find them to be quite annoying! I know that in the past, when I used WinXP, the (free) power toy TweakUI did the trick, but I can't seem to find anything comparable for Vista. Sincerely, ChildFree23 childfree23 at earthlink dot net
Disable Shortcut Icon Arrow Overlay in Windows Vista the How-To Geek: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/disable-shortcut-icon-arrow-overlay-in-windows-vista/ -- Please use the Communities guidelines when posting. http://www.microsoft.com/wn3/locales/help/help_en-us.htm Use the "Ratings" feature. It helps the new users. Mark L. Ferguson MS-MVP https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Mark.Ferguson "ChildFree23" wrote in message news:1BEF3C14-F03D-45DE-8544-DE57C71CBE5F@microsoft.com... > I just upgraded to Vista Ultimate, and I was wondering if there was a way > to get rid of the "shortcut arrows" on my desktop icons. I find them to > be quite annoying! > > I know that in the past, when I used WinXP, the (free) power toy TweakUI > did the trick, but I can't seem to find anything comparable for Vista. > > Sincerely, > ChildFree23 > childfree23 at earthlink dot net
There is also a nice tut here on-site ~ http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/67615-shortcut-arrow.html -- locoeng vista ultimate 32/64 bit dual boot gigabyte ep35 ds3r/xfx geforce 8600gt/corsair 520hx g.skill ddr ii 800 x2 gigs seagate 120gb (ide) x2/wd 750 (sata) samsung sh203b sbo3 patched codeking pioneer 215l patched mcse nec/optiarc 7200s 1.06bt liggy&dee lite-on 20a1l bl06 -fb fbl eos eoht 6-
"ChildFree23" wrote in message news:1BEF3C14-F03D-45DE-8544-DE57C71CBE5F@microsoft.com... >I just upgraded to Vista Ultimate, and I was wondering if there was a way >to get rid of the "shortcut arrows" on my desktop icons. I find them to be >quite annoying! > <sigh>.....so you spend hours at a time looking at your desktop........
ChildFree23;91483 Wrote: > I just upgraded to Vista Ultimate, and I was wondering if there was a > way to > get rid of the "shortcut arrows" on my desktop icons. I find them to > be > quite annoying! > > I know that in the past, when I used WinXP, the (free) power toy > TweakUI did > the trick, but I can't seem to find anything comparable for Vista. > > Sincerely, > ChildFree23 > childfree23 at earthlink dot net Click 'How To Customize Vista's Shortcut Icons easily' (http://www.winvistaclub.com/t31.html). -- HappyAndyK www.WinVistaClub.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ HappyAndyK's Profile: http://winvistaclub.com/forum/member.php?userid=4 View this thread: http://winvistaclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=20594
FxVisor lets you to either remove or enable the explorer shortcut overlay arrow: http://www.softpedia.com/get/Desktop-Enhancements/Shell-Replacements/Vista-Shortcut-Overlay-Remover.shtml -- Regards, Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] The Winhelponline Blog http://www.winhelponline.com/blog "ChildFree23" wrote in message news:1BEF3C14-F03D-45DE-8544-DE57C71CBE5F@microsoft.com... >I just upgraded to Vista Ultimate, and I was wondering if there was a way >to get rid of the "shortcut arrows" on my desktop icons. I find them to be >quite annoying! > > I know that in the past, when I used WinXP, the (free) power toy TweakUI > did the trick, but I can't seem to find anything comparable for Vista. > > Sincerely, > ChildFree23 > childfree23 at earthlink dot net
As you can see there is no shortage of tools/guides/tuts to accomplish what you want to do. -- locoeng vista ultimate 32/64 bit dual boot gigabyte ep35 ds3r/xfx geforce 8600gt/corsair 520hx g.skill ddr ii 800 x2 gigs seagate 120gb (ide) x2/wd 750 (sata) samsung sh203b sbo3 patched codeking pioneer 215l patched mcse nec/optiarc 7200s 1.06bt liggy&dee lite-on 20a1l bl06 -fb fbl eos eoht 6-
I use following: Vista Shortcut Manager from www.frameworkx.com Karl "ChildFree23" wrote in message news:1BEF3C14-F03D-45DE-8544-DE57C71CBE5F@microsoft.com... I just upgraded to Vista Ultimate, and I was wondering if there was a way to get rid of the "shortcut arrows" on my desktop icons. I find them to be quite annoying! I know that in the past, when I used WinXP, the (free) power toy TweakUI did the trick, but I can't seem to find anything comparable for Vista. Sincerely, ChildFree23 childfree23 at earthlink dot net
