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From: Tim Meddick on 6 Jan 2010 19:47 I don't believe that it's a matter of version number [re: TweakUI] but something about XP! Quite often the "shortcut overlay" setting (present in all versions of TweakUI) just doesn't seem to "take" sometimes... why? - who knows? So, that is why I said in my previous post (if you just want the shortcut arrow to disappear) to delete the reg value called "IsShortcut" present under the keys : [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\linkfile] "IsShortcut"="" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\piffile] "IsShortcut"="" ...and under any other key representative of file types that also display the shortcut arrow. After deleting the "IsShortcut" value, logoff / logon to see the changes (i.e. the arrows disappear). == Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-) "Ol�rin" <incanus(a)erkljrjre890aeraekj4na.com> wrote in message news:uKVNEVsjKHA.5608(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > > "HenriK" <bedpost(a)attglobal.net> wrote in message > news:%23bxsjWcjKHA.5520(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> Someone once told me about or I read somewhere that there are simple ways to get >> XP to: >> >> 1) Get rid of the little arrow in Desktop shortcuts; and >> >> 2) Get the real, but normally hidden, 'Administrator' log-on button to show up on >> the Welcome screen. >> >> I had thought they might be in TweakUI but I didn't find them there. Does anybody >> out there remember where this information can be found? >> >> Thanks, in advance, for any pointers or information. > > re (1), I've got it in TweakUI under Explorer > Shortcut > Shortcut overlay > > None. > > In case it's a matter of a different TweakUI version, mine's v2.10.0.0 > > >
From: Ol�rin on 7 Jan 2010 04:40 It's always good to know the registry values to change, but the OP specifically said that they couldn't find where in TweakUI to make the changes. No-one had answered that, so I did. Unless you mean that an XP installation that's "broken" regarding the shortcut overlay won't even *have* this area in TweakUI? "Tim Meddick" <timmeddick(a)gawab.com> wrote in message news:ewsxUMzjKHA.4672(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >I don't believe that it's a matter of version number [re: TweakUI] but >something about XP! > > Quite often the "shortcut overlay" setting (present in all versions of > TweakUI) just doesn't seem to "take" sometimes... why? - who knows? > > So, that is why I said in my previous post (if you just want the shortcut > arrow to disappear) to delete the reg value called "IsShortcut" present > under the keys : > > [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\linkfile] > "IsShortcut"="" > > [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\piffile] > "IsShortcut"="" > > ...and under any other key representative of file types that also display > the shortcut arrow. > > After deleting the "IsShortcut" value, logoff / logon to see the changes > (i.e. the arrows disappear). > > == > > Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-) > > > > > "Ol�rin" <incanus(a)erkljrjre890aeraekj4na.com> wrote in message > news:uKVNEVsjKHA.5608(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >> >> "HenriK" <bedpost(a)attglobal.net> wrote in message >> news:%23bxsjWcjKHA.5520(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >>> Someone once told me about or I read somewhere that there are simple >>> ways to get XP to: >>> >>> 1) Get rid of the little arrow in Desktop shortcuts; and >>> >>> 2) Get the real, but normally hidden, 'Administrator' log-on button to >>> show up on the Welcome screen. >>> >>> I had thought they might be in TweakUI but I didn't find them there. >>> Does anybody out there remember where this information can be found? >>> >>> Thanks, in advance, for any pointers or information. >> >> re (1), I've got it in TweakUI under Explorer > Shortcut > Shortcut >> overlay >> > None. >> >> In case it's a matter of a different TweakUI version, mine's v2.10.0.0 >> >> >> >
From: Tim Meddick on 7 Jan 2010 12:40
Yes, you are right, the Shortcut Overlay (arrows) setting *IS* present in TweakUI (in all versions but, under "Explorer" > "Shortcut" in TweakUI.exe for XP). What I was trying to say though was I have often mentioned that, despite various settings in "Tweak" type programs, Windows XP just seems to have a mind of it's own. XP just seems to ignore what you tell it to do (e.g. attempting to define a replacement shortcut overlay icon in TweakUI) or reverting back to an earlier setting when it feels like it! This behaviour of XP to be "disobedient" where, mainly the aesthetic configurations apply, seems to be common to allot of other people's experiences this OS. I know that I have experienced this sort of thing many times with XP. It has no effect on what TweakUI shows can be set in it's user interface. But, as testified to by the OP, just "ignores" a configuration that should have seen the shortcut overlay arrows disappear but these arrows just remain anyway!! Even though TweakUI usually reports that the setting *has* changed, by still showing the radio button set to "No overlay" even though the arrows remain. I thank God that this behaviour in XP seems to limit itself to visual effects rather than system and hardware configuration settings... == Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-) "Ol�rin" <incanus(a)erkljrjre890aeraekj4na.com> wrote in message news:%23qNFF03jKHA.1824(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > It's always good to know the registry values to change, but the OP specifically > said that they couldn't find where in TweakUI to make the changes. No-one had > answered that, so I did. > > Unless you mean that an XP installation that's "broken" regarding the shortcut > overlay won't even *have* this area in TweakUI? > > > "Tim Meddick" <timmeddick(a)gawab.com> wrote in message > news:ewsxUMzjKHA.4672(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >>I don't believe that it's a matter of version number [re: TweakUI] but something >>about XP! >> >> Quite often the "shortcut overlay" setting (present in all versions of TweakUI) >> just doesn't seem to "take" sometimes... why? - who knows? >> >> So, that is why I said in my previous post (if you just want the shortcut arrow to >> disappear) to delete the reg value called "IsShortcut" present under the keys : >> >> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\linkfile] >> "IsShortcut"="" >> >> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\piffile] >> "IsShortcut"="" >> >> ...and under any other key representative of file types that also display the >> shortcut arrow. >> >> After deleting the "IsShortcut" value, logoff / logon to see the changes (i.e. the >> arrows disappear). >> >> == >> >> Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-) >> >> >> >> >> "Ol�rin" <incanus(a)erkljrjre890aeraekj4na.com> wrote in message >> news:uKVNEVsjKHA.5608(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >>> >>> "HenriK" <bedpost(a)attglobal.net> wrote in message >>> news:%23bxsjWcjKHA.5520(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >>>> Someone once told me about or I read somewhere that there are simple ways to get >>>> XP to: >>>> >>>> 1) Get rid of the little arrow in Desktop shortcuts; and >>>> >>>> 2) Get the real, but normally hidden, 'Administrator' log-on button to show up >>>> on the Welcome screen. >>>> >>>> I had thought they might be in TweakUI but I didn't find them there. Does >>>> anybody out there remember where this information can be found? >>>> >>>> Thanks, in advance, for any pointers or information. >>> >>> re (1), I've got it in TweakUI under Explorer > Shortcut > Shortcut overlay >>> > None. >>> >>> In case it's a matter of a different TweakUI version, mine's v2.10.0.0 >>> >>> >>> >> > > |