Shortcut Problem

[member11]

when you create a short for a file, you usually see a "narrow" pointer appear in a shortcut.

for some strange reasons, i don't see that "narrow pointer" appear in my shortcut any more.

when i create a shortcut for my folder or file, i can't tell which one is a shortcut because they all look alike.

if you know how to fix this problem, pls let me know.

thank you

[Martin Zugec]

Have a look here

And google little bit next time

[Cartoonite]

The arrow can be removed with the following registry tweak. To renable the arrows I suspect you will have to determine the original value of these deleted entries and then put them back in.

;-----
 ;-----  Remove Shortcut Arrow
 ;-----
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile]
"IsShortCut"=-
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\piffile]
"IsShortCut"=-
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\InternetShortcut]
"IsShortCut"=-

I'm not 100% sure of this, but I think the orginal values may just be empty strings of the correct name. You can try getting the arrows back using the above code without the dashes at the end of the 3 "IsShortCut" lines.

[Martin Zugec]

There must be number 1 to enable again.

[member11]

the problem is solved. Yup, isshortcuts are missing in 3 location. Putting them back to where they are solves the problem.

isshortcut doesn't contain any value. I mean there is no 1 BUT 0 or "empty"