JSI Tip 5646. More about removing the arrow (Shortcut Overlay) from your desktop shortcuts.

Jerold Schulman

August 21, 2002

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After implementing tip 0499 Remove the arrow (Shortcut Overlay) from your desktop shortcuts, some desktop icons still display the Shortcut Overlay?

Not all shortcuts are .LNK files.

Default extensions that contain the IsShortcut Value Name are:

Extension      

Key containing theIsShortcut Value Name

Description

.LNK

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTlnkfile

Standard shortcut.

.PIF

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTpiffile

16-bit program shortcut.

.URL

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTinternetshortcut      

URL shortcut.

.WSH

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTwshfile

Windows Scripting Host shortcut.



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