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Use a free program to remove arrows that appear over Vista shortcut icons
Q A while ago you explained how to remove the arrows that appear over shortcut icons in Windows XP. But is it possible to do the same thing if you are using Windows Vista?
Peter Williams
A In Windows XP you can use a Microsoft program called TweakUI to make changes to the icons that appear in Windows, including removing the arrows from shortcuts.
However, Microsoft has not released a version of TweakUI that will do the same thing for Windows Vista. Instead you can use a program called FrameworkX to do the same thing.
Take a look at the instructions and download the program using the link on the How-To Geek web page.
When you see the box asking what kind of shortcut icon you would like, select the appropriate option and click Apply, then follow any other prompts that appear.
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Remove shortcut arrows
I just cannot get it to work! I have tried several times, but it comes up with a box saying 'unhandled exception has occurred in your application' - this is meaningless to me.
Posted by Lynette Rees, 19 Nov 2009