Enquiry: How to remove shortcut arrow in Windows XP?

• Gordonator

  16 Oct 06, 17:27

  hi everyone, i need some help here.
  
  based on the picture below, how do i go about removing that arrow sign from the third icon?
  
  thanks for helping.
  
  
• mistyblue

  16 Oct 06, 17:30

  twigui?
• Gordonator

  16 Oct 06, 17:36

  Originally posted by mistyblue:

  twigui?

  pardon me?
• mistyblue

  16 Oct 06, 17:47

  Tweak UI
  
  
  
  http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx
• ditzy

  16 Oct 06, 17:49

  I use winxp manager, again free only if you know how.
• abao

  16 Oct 06, 18:12

  Tweak UI is totally free and supported by microsoft
• thoreldan

  16 Oct 06, 18:15

  actually shortcut arrow is rather useful
  
  tells you whether it is an actual file or a link to an file that is saved elsewhere.
  so you can safely delete a link and the actual file is still around..
  
  just my opinion
• lpx88

  16 Oct 06, 18:28

  1. Start regedit.
  2. Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTlnkfile
  3. Delete the IsShortcut registry value.
  
  You may need to restart Windows XP.
  
  Oh ya and Backup Regisrtry first in case anythng screws up
• Gordonator

  16 Oct 06, 18:37

  thanks for all your help.
• ndmmxiaomayi

  16 Oct 06, 21:02

  Avoid messing with the registry unless needed. Tweak UI can easily remove the arrows or change it to something else. Unless Tweak UI don't work, just try the registry part.