Is there an easy way to get rid of the shortcut overlays on icons on the
desktop and in personal folders? Thank You

Bob

Hi Bob,

No, and in fact using some of the registry tricks (isshortcut) from earlier
versions of Windows has caused other, unforeseen issues.

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"Bob" <bobarnes@wildblue.net> wrote in message
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> Is there an easy way to get rid of the shortcut overlays on icons on the
> desktop and in personal folders? Thank You
>
> Bob

Hi Bob,

You could try one of these methods from MVP Ramesh:
http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/153/1/

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"Bob" <bobarnes@wildblue.net> wrote in message
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> Is there an easy way to get rid of the shortcut overlays on icons on the
> desktop and in personal folders? Thank You
>
> Bob

"Bob" <bobarnes@wildblue.net> wrote in message
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> Is there an easy way to get rid of the shortcut overlays on icons on
> the desktop and in personal folders? Thank You
>
> Bob

Have a look at
http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/153/1/

I used method 2 with no problems.

Excellent resource that site and well presented.

Tom

On Sun, 05 Aug 2007 04:58:48 -0500, Bob <bobarnes@wildblue.net> wrote:

>Is there an easy way to get rid of the shortcut overlays on icons on the
>desktop and in personal folders? Thank You
>
>Bob

If you mean get rid of the words 'shortcut', just right click on the
shortcut then rename and type what you prefer or just use the
backspace key to delete the words shortcut, leaving the rest.

FxVisor might be what you're looking for:
http://www.frameworkx.com/contentblo...blog=57&id=512

Worked for me .....


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"Bob" <bobarnes@wildblue.net> wrote in message
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> Is there an easy way to get rid of the shortcut overlays on icons on the
> desktop and in personal folders? Thank You
>
> Bob

Hi Jane, I used FXVisor off the link you posted and it worked fine. Thanx
Bob

Jane C wrote:
> Hi Bob,
>
> You could try one of these methods from MVP Ramesh:
> http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/153/1/
>

Me to Fred, Thanx

Bob

Fred B. wrote:
> FxVisor might be what you're looking for:
> http://www.frameworkx.com/contentblo...blog=57&id=512
>
> Worked for me .....
>
>

"Adam Albright" <AA@ABC.net> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 05 Aug 2007 04:58:48 -0500, Bob <bobarnes@wildblue.net> wrote:
>
>>Is there an easy way to get rid of the shortcut overlays on icons on the
>>desktop and in personal folders? Thank You
>>
>>Bob
>
> If you mean get rid of the words 'shortcut', just right click on the
> shortcut then rename and type what you prefer or just use the
> backspace key to delete the words shortcut, leaving the rest.
>
>
He does not mean the rename he means the tick overlay on second shortcuts
that are not the original program one placed there. There was a way in XP
but I am yet to discover how in Vista.

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"Bob" <bobarnes@wildblue.net> wrote in message
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> Hi Jane, I used FXVisor off the link you posted and it worked fine. Thanx
> Bob
>
> Jane C wrote:
>> Hi Bob,
>>
>> You could try one of these methods from MVP Ramesh:
>> http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/153/1/
>>
>
HI Jane and Bob

I also downloaded and used it Bob. Thanks Jane, magic.

Saved me looking for the work around.

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