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Title: Win 7 sp1 desktop icons changed to boxes
Post by: cabob512 on May 24, 2011, 02:07:26 PM

Sp1 added boxes to my desktop icons.

Is there a way to get rid of them?

Thanks   Bob Johnson

Title: Re: Win 7 sp1 desktop icons changed to boxes
Post by: quaxo on May 24, 2011, 02:14:24 PM

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

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

Title: Re: Win 7 sp1 desktop icons changed to boxes
Post by: Allan on May 24, 2011, 02:16:58 PM

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/ (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.

Title: Re: Win 7 sp1 desktop icons changed to boxes
Post by: cabob512 on May 24, 2011, 02:23:04 PM

No they are not short cut arrows.

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

Title: Re: Win 7 sp1 desktop icons changed to boxes
Post by: Allan on May 24, 2011, 02:24:11 PM

Can you post a screenshot?

Title: Re: Win 7 sp1 desktop icons changed to boxes
Post by: cabob512 on May 24, 2011, 02:29:11 PM

Dont know how

Title: Re: Win 7 sp1 desktop icons changed to boxes
Post by: quaxo on May 24, 2011, 02:32:04 PM

Quote from: cabob512 on May 24, 2011, 02:29:11 PM

Dont know how

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

Title: Re: Win 7 sp1 desktop icons changed to boxes
Post by: Allan on May 24, 2011, 02:32:25 PM

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

Title: Re: Win 7 sp1 desktop icons changed to boxes
Post by: quaxo on May 24, 2011, 02:36:58 PM

Quote from: Allan on May 24, 2011, 02:32:25 PM

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.

Title: Re: Win 7 sp1 desktop icons changed to boxes
Post by: Allan on May 24, 2011, 02:41:32 PM

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

Title: Re: Win 7 sp1 desktop icons changed to boxes
Post by: cabob512 on May 24, 2011, 04:14:04 PM

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

Thanks Bob Johnson

Title: Re: Win 7 sp1 desktop icons changed to boxes
Post by: Allan on May 24, 2011, 04:15:18 PM

Quote from: Allan on May 24, 2011, 02:32:25 PM

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

Title: Re: Win 7 sp1 desktop icons changed to boxes
Post by: cabob512 on May 24, 2011, 04:18:18 PM

I mean an email address its a jpg file

Title: Re: Win 7 sp1 desktop icons changed to boxes
Post by: Allan on May 24, 2011, 04:29:49 PM

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.

Title: Re: Win 7 sp1 desktop icons changed to boxes
Post by: cabob512 on May 24, 2011, 04:43:55 PM

I am sorry   this that got so complicated.

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


Thanks for your efforts

Title: Re: Win 7 sp1 desktop icons changed to boxes
Post by: quaxo on May 24, 2011, 07:40:06 PM

It's not complicated and it's not about fear of giving out email addresses. It just about the way things are done here.

While the link I posted shows how to get the picture in Windows 7, Allan's shows how to upload it to an image host and post it on the forum. Or you could even just attach the picture to your next reply:
1. Click "Additional Options..."
2. Click "Browse..." and select the picture.
3. Click "Post"

Title: Re: Win 7 sp1 desktop icons changed to boxes
Post by: cabob512 on May 26, 2011, 11:19:08 AM

http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/7415/002shv.jpg


This is the url for my desktop icons

Title: Re: Win 7 sp1 desktop icons changed to boxes
Post by: Allan on May 26, 2011, 11:23:55 AM

What happens if you create a new icon on the desktop? Also, you can try rebuilding the icon cache and see if that works for you: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/49819-icon-cache-rebuild.html

Title: Re: Win 7 sp1 desktop icons changed to boxes
Post by: quaxo on May 26, 2011, 05:20:08 PM

Wish I could help more, but unfortunately I can't view things on ImageShack anymore.