Win 7 sp1 desktop icons changed to boxes

[cabob512]

Sp1 added boxes to my desktop icons.

Is there a way to get rid of them?

Thanks   Bob Johnson

[quaxo]

Could you be a little more specific? What boxes do you mean?

I've installed Win7 SP1 and haven't noticed any boxes.

[Allan]

Do you mean there are shortcut arrows on the icons? If so, see this: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/disable-shortcut-icon-arrow-overlay-in-windows-vista/

Note that this works with Windows 7 as well as Vista. If you mean something else, please clarify. Thanks.

[cabob512]

No they are not short cut arrows.

Maybe there is a way of sending you a copy of them off my desktop?

[Allan]

Can you post a screenshot?

[cabob512]

Dont know how

[quaxo]

Dont know how

http://www.wikihow.com/Take-a-Screenshot-in-Microsoft-Windows

[Allan]

http://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php/topic,61232.0.html

[quaxo]

http://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php/topic,61232.0.html

The way explained in the link at Wikihow is actually much simpler for Windows 7 users using the built-in snipping tool. Might suggest to Evil to update that tutorial to include that.

[Allan]

cabob512 - quaxo is correct - the link he posted is simpler.

[cabob512]

I took a picture of the icons.   Where can i send it

Thanks Bob Johnson

[Allan]

http://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php/topic,61232.0.html

[cabob512]

I mean an email address its a jpg file

[Allan]

Please follow the instructions in the link I posted. You have to upload the file to a free hosting site and then link to it.

[cabob512]

I am sorry   this that got so complicated.

I know that you are afraid of giving out any email addresses


Thanks for your efforts