chuckcalo

Want to remove/edit that ugly Shortcut Arrow from Icons?

Here's how most icons look on your desktop:



And we could make it look like this:



Or, like this:



Messing with regedit

Click Start > Run > regedit
Navigate to the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ Shell Icons

First backup the key by exporting it to a file. Then Create a new String value by clicking New > String Value and Name it 29 .
Double-click 29 and set its Value data as:
C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll,50

(shell32.dll,50 is a empty icon)

Close Registry Editor.
To apply the changes instantly, follow this

Right-click Desktop, choose Properties
Click the Appearance Tab.
Click Advanced button
Choose Icon from the drop-down list
Set it's size to 31 and press OK, OK.
The changes will be applied now. Repeat the above steps and then set the Icon size back to 32 (defaults). The above steps are required to force Windows to redraw the icons. Even Tweak UI does this.

Using Tweak UI
Using TweakUI to change the shortcut arrow icon is more safer. Plus, it offers another special icon Light Arrow (icon within TweakUI.exe). This gives the user an extra option to set the shortcut arrows to Light Arrow style, without completely removing the arrow.

Click Here to Download TweakUI

To Open TweakUI click Start > Run > \windows\system32\tweakui.exe

Once open, Click Explorer > Shortcut. Choose Light Arrow or None.


You're set! Questions? Don't be afraid to ask!

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Niklas

Sorry, but which arrow are you talking about?

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chuckcalo

mkay, edited with a pic :P.

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l V l

I like it. It reminds me its a shortcut and not a file. =P

chuckcalo

Yeah but there some people who doesnt, like me :P. I think they are ugly!

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Niklas

Ahh, that arrow

Nice 1!

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"Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering." -Yoda

"Everything's alright in the end....So if it's not alright, it's not the end."

"NO FEAR"

http://myspace.com/pickypick

Negativity

lol considering my only folder on my desktop is "Your very well hidden Shortcut to your crap" it really needs to be there sometimes.

wierdo124

They look better in Vista. rep+ nonetheless, and 100reps! Yay for joo!

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