how to remove shortcut icon

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  1. rasso

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    It worked after reboot.
     
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  4. levyjackob

    levyjackob MDL Novice

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    Hello;
    Try this
    In the registry go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT then lnkfile and delete this key : IsShortcut.
    close the regidtry and reboot your PC.
     
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    levyjackob MDL Novice

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    On your desktop Right clic choose Personalize ;then try one of the themes there.If it doesn't work maybe it's your graphic card that doesn't support the aero theme.
     
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  6. Phazor

    Phazor MDL Expert

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    Bad idea, because after that you cant pin anything to the taskbar and the startmenu anymore...


    But the other idea (transparent icon) isnt much better either. While it does work 'technically' its still not a perfect solution since small shortcut-icons will be all black afterwards. Ive also tried other things like using a 'blank' icon with one pixel set to 99% transparency (so its not really all blank), but to make a long story short, so far nothing worked 100%...
     
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  7. levyjackob

    levyjackob MDL Novice

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    Then try to rename from IsShortcut to IsShortcut_old.
     
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  8. Phazor

    Phazor MDL Expert

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    What difference is that supposed to make?

    If the value is broken then the function is broken too.

    This method worked on XP and Vista but not on 7...
     
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  9. Phazor

    Phazor MDL Expert

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    OK, i gave it another shot and finally managed to make a transparent one that wont turn the shortcut icons into black squares regardless of which size is being used. Its actually a real shortcut arrow image from an icon-pack set to 1% opacity.

    If you want to try it --> Attachment
     

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  11. Phazor

    Phazor MDL Expert

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    #15 Phazor, Jan 14, 2010
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  12. Andrew180

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    #16 Andrew180, Jan 14, 2010
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    You have wrong end of your registry value. It should be like this:
    Code:
    "C:\\Users\\Public\\Pictures\\TransparentShortcutOverlay.ico"
     
  13. Phazor

    Phazor MDL Expert

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    #17 Phazor, Jan 14, 2010
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    Deleted the other post...missunderstood you.

    Youre right it should be:

    Code:
    TransparentShortcutOverlay.ico,0
    Im going to fix it, thanks for pointing it out...
     
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