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Shortcut arrows
Hi,
After downloading latest upgrades from Microsoft web site, I'm not able to change the shortcut arrows look anymore. I choose "light arrow" with TweakUI, but nothing happens. Thanks if anyone can give me some advice here how to fix this thing. |
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A security upgrade broke Tweak's ability to alter the shortcut arrow. I
would remove all the shortcuts from the desktop and put them in an easy to access place on the start menu. http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=126631 This article tells how to remove the arrow; however, be aware that it can also cause double entries on the right click context menu. -- Regards Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo "Trinidad Latvel" wrote in message ... Hi, After downloading latest upgrades from Microsoft web site, I'm not able to change the shortcut arrows look anymore. I choose "light arrow" with TweakUI, but nothing happens. Thanks if anyone can give me some advice here how to fix this thing. |
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Do you know wich update exactly did do that? I would remove it.
"Ron Badour" wrote in message ... | A security upgrade broke Tweak's ability to alter the shortcut arrow. I | would remove all the shortcuts from the desktop and put them in an easy to | access place on the start menu. | | http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=126631 This article tells how to remove | the arrow; however, be aware that it can also cause double entries on the | right click context menu. | | -- | Regards | | Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 | Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour | Knowledge Base Info: | http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo | | "Trinidad Latvel" wrote in message | ... | Hi, | After downloading latest upgrades from Microsoft web site, I'm not able to | change the shortcut arrows look anymore. I choose "light arrow" with | TweakUI, but nothing happens. | Thanks if anyone can give me some advice here how to fix this thing. | | | | | |
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I did try the link you gave, it says: The article you are looking for is
currently not available. "Ron Badour" wrote in message ... | A security upgrade broke Tweak's ability to alter the shortcut arrow. I | would remove all the shortcuts from the desktop and put them in an easy to | access place on the start menu. | | http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=126631 This article tells how to remove | the arrow; however, be aware that it can also cause double entries on the | right click context menu. | | -- | Regards | | Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 | Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour | Knowledge Base Info: | http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo | | "Trinidad Latvel" wrote in message | ... | Hi, | After downloading latest upgrades from Microsoft web site, I'm not able to | change the shortcut arrows look anymore. I choose "light arrow" with | TweakUI, but nothing happens. | Thanks if anyone can give me some advice here how to fix this thing. | | | | | |
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I don't recall which patch did it as it was well over a year ago--you might
be able to find out by searching in the Google newsgroup archives: http://groups.google.com/groups Here is the essence of the article I referred you to: SUMMARY When you create a shortcut or program information file (PIF), the icon that is generated has an arrow in the lower left corner. Microsoft Windows has a registry setting called IsShortcut that causes this arrow to appear. MORE INFORMATION WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall Windows. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk. NOTE: For information about how to edit the registry, view the Changing Keys And Values online Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe). Note that you should make a backup copy of the registry files (System.dat and User.dat) before you edit the registry. If you do not want new shortcut icons to contain this arrow, use Registry Editor to search for and remove the IsShortcut value from: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\piffile -- Regards Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo "Trinidad Latvel" wrote in message ... I did try the link you gave, it says: The article you are looking for is currently not available. "Ron Badour" wrote in message ... | A security upgrade broke Tweak's ability to alter the shortcut arrow. I | would remove all the shortcuts from the desktop and put them in an easy to | access place on the start menu. | | http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=126631 This article tells how to remove | the arrow; however, be aware that it can also cause double entries on the | right click context menu. | | -- | Regards | | Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 | Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour | Knowledge Base Info: | http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo | | "Trinidad Latvel" wrote in message | ... | Hi, | After downloading latest upgrades from Microsoft web site, I'm not able to | change the shortcut arrows look anymore. I choose "light arrow" with | TweakUI, but nothing happens. | Thanks if anyone can give me some advice here how to fix this thing. | | | | | |
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This is the update that broke it:
Unchecked Buffer in Windows Shell Could Lead to Code Running (Q313829) http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=313829 -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "Ron Badour" wrote in message ... I don't recall which patch did it as it was well over a year ago--you might be able to find out by searching in the Google newsgroup archives: http://groups.google.com/groups Here is the essence of the article I referred you to: SUMMARY When you create a shortcut or program information file (PIF), the icon that is generated has an arrow in the lower left corner. Microsoft Windows has a registry setting called IsShortcut that causes this arrow to appear. MORE INFORMATION WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall Windows. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk. NOTE: For information about how to edit the registry, view the Changing Keys And Values online Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe). Note that you should make a backup copy of the registry files (System.dat and User.dat) before you edit the registry. If you do not want new shortcut icons to contain this arrow, use Registry Editor to search for and remove the IsShortcut value from: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\piffile -- Regards Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo "Trinidad Latvel" wrote in message ... I did try the link you gave, it says: The article you are looking for is currently not available. "Ron Badour" wrote in message ... | A security upgrade broke Tweak's ability to alter the shortcut arrow. I | would remove all the shortcuts from the desktop and put them in an easy to | access place on the start menu. | | http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=126631 This article tells how to remove | the arrow; however, be aware that it can also cause double entries on the | right click context menu. | | -- | Regards | | Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 | Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour | Knowledge Base Info: | http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo | | "Trinidad Latvel" wrote in message | ... | Hi, | After downloading latest upgrades from Microsoft web site, I'm not able to | change the shortcut arrows look anymore. I choose "light arrow" with | TweakUI, but nothing happens. | Thanks if anyone can give me some advice here how to fix this thing. | | | | | |
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Thank you for responses, I will first try to edit registry and when this
doesn't help or my computer starts act strangely after that, I will remove the update. "glee" wrote in message ... | This is the update that broke it: | Unchecked Buffer in Windows Shell Could Lead to Code Running (Q313829) | http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=313829 | -- | Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems | http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm | | | "Ron Badour" wrote in message | ... | I don't recall which patch did it as it was well over a year ago--you might | be able to find out by searching in the Google newsgroup archives: | http://groups.google.com/groups | | | Here is the essence of the article I referred you to: | | SUMMARY | When you create a shortcut or program information file (PIF), the icon that | is generated has an arrow in the lower left corner. Microsoft Windows has a | registry setting called IsShortcut that causes this arrow to appear. | MORE INFORMATION | WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that | may require you to reinstall Windows. Microsoft cannot guarantee that | problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. | Use Registry Editor at your own risk. | | NOTE: For information about how to edit the registry, view the Changing Keys | And Values online Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe). Note that you | should make a backup copy of the registry files (System.dat and User.dat) | before you edit the registry. | | If you do not want new shortcut icons to contain this arrow, use Registry | Editor to search for and remove the IsShortcut value from: | | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\piffile | | -- | Regards | | Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 | Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour | Knowledge Base Info: | http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo | | "Trinidad Latvel" wrote in message | ... | I did try the link you gave, it says: The article you are looking for is | currently not available. | | "Ron Badour" wrote in message | ... | | A security upgrade broke Tweak's ability to alter the shortcut arrow. | I | | would remove all the shortcuts from the desktop and put them in an easy | to | | access place on the start menu. | | | | http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=126631 This article tells how to | remove | | the arrow; however, be aware that it can also cause double entries on | the | | right click context menu. | | | | -- | | Regards | | | | Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 | | Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour | | Knowledge Base Info: | | http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo | | | | "Trinidad Latvel" wrote in message | | ... | | Hi, | | After downloading latest upgrades from Microsoft web site, I'm not | able | to | | change the shortcut arrows look anymore. I choose "light arrow" with | | TweakUI, but nothing happens. | | Thanks if anyone can give me some advice here how to fix this thing. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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If you remove the update, you open the security hole up that the update is supposed
to fix. Do you really feel getting rid of shortcut arrows is a higher priority than security? -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "Trinidad Latvel" wrote in message ... Thank you for responses, I will first try to edit registry and when this doesn't help or my computer starts act strangely after that, I will remove the update. "glee" wrote in message ... | This is the update that broke it: | Unchecked Buffer in Windows Shell Could Lead to Code Running (Q313829) | http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=313829 | -- | Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems | http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm | | | "Ron Badour" wrote in message | ... | I don't recall which patch did it as it was well over a year ago--you might | be able to find out by searching in the Google newsgroup archives: | http://groups.google.com/groups | | | Here is the essence of the article I referred you to: | | SUMMARY | When you create a shortcut or program information file (PIF), the icon that | is generated has an arrow in the lower left corner. Microsoft Windows has a | registry setting called IsShortcut that causes this arrow to appear. | MORE INFORMATION | WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that | may require you to reinstall Windows. Microsoft cannot guarantee that | problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. | Use Registry Editor at your own risk. | | NOTE: For information about how to edit the registry, view the Changing Keys | And Values online Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe). Note that you | should make a backup copy of the registry files (System.dat and User.dat) | before you edit the registry. | | If you do not want new shortcut icons to contain this arrow, use Registry | Editor to search for and remove the IsShortcut value from: | | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\piffile | | -- | Regards | | Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 | Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour | Knowledge Base Info: | http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo | | "Trinidad Latvel" wrote in message | ... | I did try the link you gave, it says: The article you are looking for is | currently not available. | | "Ron Badour" wrote in message | ... | | A security upgrade broke Tweak's ability to alter the shortcut arrow. | I | | would remove all the shortcuts from the desktop and put them in an easy | to | | access place on the start menu. | | | | http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=126631 This article tells how to | remove | | the arrow; however, be aware that it can also cause double entries on | the | | right click context menu. | | | | -- | | Regards | | | | Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 | | Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour | | Knowledge Base Info: | | http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo | | | | "Trinidad Latvel" wrote in message | | ... | | Hi, | | After downloading latest upgrades from Microsoft web site, I'm not | able | to | | change the shortcut arrows look anymore. I choose "light arrow" with | | TweakUI, but nothing happens. | | Thanks if anyone can give me some advice here how to fix this thing. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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I'm not ready to suffer look for security, and if I managed without this
update till this week, I can do without it in the future also. Removing shortcuts from desktop is not an option as my little 3 y.o. nephew is not enough smart to find the games in start menu - he specially chose beautiful shortcuts for his games cause he didn't like the original ones and Microsoft is not going to ruin it with that stupid arrow. I have AVG and Adaware running and my drive is cloned if something so bad happens that I have to reformat. "glee" wrote in message ... | If you remove the update, you open the security hole up that the update is supposed | to fix. Do you really feel getting rid of shortcut arrows is a higher priority than | security? | -- | Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems | http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm | | | "Trinidad Latvel" wrote in message | ... | Thank you for responses, I will first try to edit registry and when this | doesn't help or my computer starts act strangely after that, I will remove | the update. | | "glee" wrote in message | ... | | This is the update that broke it: | | Unchecked Buffer in Windows Shell Could Lead to Code Running (Q313829) | | http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=313829 | | -- | | Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems | | http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm | | | | | | "Ron Badour" wrote in message | | ... | | I don't recall which patch did it as it was well over a year ago--you | might | | be able to find out by searching in the Google newsgroup archives: | | http://groups.google.com/groups | | | | | | Here is the essence of the article I referred you to: | | | | SUMMARY | | When you create a shortcut or program information file (PIF), the icon | that | | is generated has an arrow in the lower left corner. Microsoft Windows | has a | | registry setting called IsShortcut that causes this arrow to appear. | | MORE INFORMATION | | WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems | that | | may require you to reinstall Windows. Microsoft cannot guarantee that | | problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be | solved. | | Use Registry Editor at your own risk. | | | | NOTE: For information about how to edit the registry, view the Changing | Keys | | And Values online Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe). Note that | you | | should make a backup copy of the registry files (System.dat and | User.dat) | | before you edit the registry. | | | | If you do not want new shortcut icons to contain this arrow, use | Registry | | Editor to search for and remove the IsShortcut value from: | | | | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\piffile | | | | -- | | Regards | | | | Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 | | Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour | | Knowledge Base Info: | | http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo | | | | "Trinidad Latvel" wrote in message | | ... | | I did try the link you gave, it says: The article you are looking for | is | | currently not available. | | | | "Ron Badour" wrote in message | | ... | | | A security upgrade broke Tweak's ability to alter the shortcut | arrow. | | I | | | would remove all the shortcuts from the desktop and put them in an | easy | | to | | | access place on the start menu. | | | | | | http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=126631 This article tells how to | | remove | | | the arrow; however, be aware that it can also cause double entries | on | | the | | | right click context menu. | | | | | | -- | | | Regards | | | | | | Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 | | | Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour | | | Knowledge Base Info: | | | http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo | | | | | | "Trinidad Latvel" wrote in message | | | ... | | | Hi, | | | After downloading latest upgrades from Microsoft web site, I'm not | | able | | to | | | change the shortcut arrows look anymore. I choose "light arrow" | with | | | TweakUI, but nothing happens. | | | Thanks if anyone can give me some advice here how to fix this | thing. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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I found a perfect solution for this problem - a freeware program FreshUI. It
was able to remove those arrows! "Trinidad Latvel" wrote in message ... | Thank you for responses, I will first try to edit registry and when this | doesn't help or my computer starts act strangely after that, I will remove | the update. | | "glee" wrote in message | ... | | This is the update that broke it: | | Unchecked Buffer in Windows Shell Could Lead to Code Running (Q313829) | | http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=313829 | | -- | | Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems | | http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm | | | | | | "Ron Badour" wrote in message | | ... | | I don't recall which patch did it as it was well over a year ago--you | might | | be able to find out by searching in the Google newsgroup archives: | | http://groups.google.com/groups | | | | | | Here is the essence of the article I referred you to: | | | | SUMMARY | | When you create a shortcut or program information file (PIF), the icon | that | | is generated has an arrow in the lower left corner. Microsoft Windows | has a | | registry setting called IsShortcut that causes this arrow to appear. | | MORE INFORMATION | | WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems | that | | may require you to reinstall Windows. Microsoft cannot guarantee that | | problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be | solved. | | Use Registry Editor at your own risk. | | | | NOTE: For information about how to edit the registry, view the Changing | Keys | | And Values online Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe). Note that | you | | should make a backup copy of the registry files (System.dat and | User.dat) | | before you edit the registry. | | | | If you do not want new shortcut icons to contain this arrow, use | Registry | | Editor to search for and remove the IsShortcut value from: | | | | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\piffile | | | | -- | | Regards | | | | Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 | | Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour | | Knowledge Base Info: | | http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo | | | | "Trinidad Latvel" wrote in message | | ... | | I did try the link you gave, it says: The article you are looking for | is | | currently not available. | | | | "Ron Badour" wrote in message | | ... | | | A security upgrade broke Tweak's ability to alter the shortcut | arrow. | | I | | | would remove all the shortcuts from the desktop and put them in an | easy | | to | | | access place on the start menu. | | | | | | http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=126631 This article tells how to | | remove | | | the arrow; however, be aware that it can also cause double entries | on | | the | | | right click context menu. | | | | | | -- | | | Regards | | | | | | Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 | | | Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour | | | Knowledge Base Info: | | | http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo | | | | | | "Trinidad Latvel" wrote in message | | | ... | | | Hi, | | | After downloading latest upgrades from Microsoft web site, I'm not | | able | | to | | | change the shortcut arrows look anymore. I choose "light arrow" | with | | | TweakUI, but nothing happens. | | | Thanks if anyone can give me some advice here how to fix this | thing. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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