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silkie

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    Desktop Icons slight change
    « on: January 05, 2006, 10:02:00 AM »
    Today I noticed a small change to my desktop icons.
    Most icons now show, in bottom left corner, a small white box containing a black arrow that is sort of bending to point to the centre of the icon.  Everything seems to work ok, but I'm curious as to why this change has occured.
    If it's relevant - yesterday I had to reinstall my ISP (AOL).
    I have Windows XP + AVG.
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      Re: Desktop Icons slight change
      « Reply #1 on: January 05, 2006, 12:50:40 PM »
      Are they sortcuts? When you click on them do they open what they indicate?
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        Re: Desktop Icons slight change
        « Reply #2 on: January 05, 2006, 01:37:38 PM »
        The little arrows do indicate shortcuts, there is a way to remove them but I forget it.
        I prefer to have them anyway.
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          Re: Desktop Icons slight change
          « Reply #3 on: January 05, 2006, 03:26:23 PM »
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          The little arrows do indicate shortcuts, there is a way to remove them but I forget it.
          I prefer to have them anyway.

          Tweak UI for Windows XP can remove those arrows. Microsoft Powertoys.
          Did you repair it from Windows itself?
          « Last Edit: January 05, 2006, 03:27:39 PM by peccavi »
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            Re: Desktop Icons slight change
            « Reply #4 on: January 05, 2006, 03:33:36 PM »
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            Tweak UI for Windows XP can remove those arrows. Microsoft Powertoys.
            Did you repair it from Windows itself?
              The danger as I see it in removing the arrow from the shortcut is ...that once it's removed ........ the user may inadvertantly delete a file or folder they may require .

            dl65  ::)
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              Re: Desktop Icons slight change
              « Reply #5 on: January 05, 2006, 05:13:58 PM »
              Thanks for replies.

              It seems to make no difference where he curser arrow is pointing within the icon, a double click operates the shortcut.

              As it works ok I'll leave well alone.  I just wondered what might have caused the change.
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                Re: Desktop Icons slight change
                « Reply #6 on: January 05, 2006, 11:20:55 PM »
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                The danger as I see it in removing the arrow from the shortcut is ...that once it's removed ........ the user may inadvertantly delete a file or folder they may require .

                dl65  ::)
                Quite reasonable  [smiley=thumbup.gif]
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