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Removing the shortcut arrow

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by markian

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I remember an article posted from Tech Republic support dealing with removing that shortcut arrow that is on shortcut icons . I cannot find that article anywhere, and am now asking how to remove the shortcut arrow from desktop icons?

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by dklippert

There is a registry hack, but it can be dangerous. I suggest getting TweakUI.
Go to Microsoft.com and search for TweakUI.
It was on the Win 95 CD, but not on W98 or WME. You want version 1.33

by syscokid

I agree with the previous answer. You can get TweakUI here:

http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_description.asp?fid=2803

It's version 1.33.

If you are a serious techie and want to know how to do it via the registry, go here:

http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/75/

(Sometimes when I copy and paste URL's it looks ok to me but once the answer is posted, an extraneous space will have crept in. Make sure you delete any extraneous spaces or the page won't load).

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