GlobesStudios

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title says it all..
is there any way?
 

Solution
Here are the steps to remove shortcut arrow in windows 7
(1)Start-->run-->regedit
(2)Locate the following key.
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile
(2) Delete the IsShortcut registry value in the right pane
(3) Navigate to each of the following registry keys, and then follow steps from 2 to 3 above to remove the shortcut arrow:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\piffile
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ConferenceLink
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DocShortCut
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\InternetShortcut
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\WSHFile
(4) Close regedit.
(5) Logout and restart your computer

Casey G

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Apr 4, 2010
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Nice directions...easy to follow. Unfortunate that it did not work. Is there any way you know of to restore the registry?
 

Super Sarge

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The following works with W7 64 bit I use it all the time for various things, it will remove you short prefix and arrow. Usually requires a reboot afterwords
Ultimate tweaker 2 Link Removed - Invalid URL