Reoccuring Problem with shortcuts icons in windows 7
every now and then for no apperent reason shortcuts are begining to look like thishttp://img168.imageshack.us/img168/3500/94680620.pngand i need to fix it using windows 7 manager repair center icon repair options and even then i sometime need to log off in order for it to fix the problem but it keep coming back in the end what can i do to fix it once and for all?10x in advance.:)
September 6th, 2009 1:43pm

every now and then for no apperent reason shortcuts are begining to look like thishttp://img168.imageshack.us/img168/3500/94680620.pngit keep coming back in the end what can i do to fix it?10x in advance.:) It's a problem with the arrow overlay on short-cut icons.There are 3 things that you can try:1. Use Disk Cleanup. Scanyour whole drive and then uncheck everything except Thumbnails and then click ok.2. Changing the display color quality. Change your display settings from 32bit to 16bit and then reboot. After rebooting, change the your settings back to 32bit.3. How to Remove or Restore the Windows 7 Shortcut Arrow: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/3606-shortcut-arrow-remove-restore.htmlHope this helps :)-Ken | http://ken.wagnerfamily.co.uk
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September 6th, 2009 1:53pm

so what your saying that because i disableshortcut Arrow using Windows 7 Manager or similer software i don't remember right now that is what causing the problem.10x for the help and i would go over all your solution sonner or later.:)
September 6th, 2009 2:14pm

so what your saying that because i disableshortcut Arrow using Windows 7 Manager or similer software i don't remember right now that is what causing the problem.10x for the help and i would go over all your solution sonner or later.:) No worries :)Not necessarily, while it could have been something you done, it could also be an error that just happened and something that just needs correcting :)-Ken | http://ken.wagnerfamily.co.uk
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September 6th, 2009 2:20pm

it sounds like it worth looking into by a developer and etc in the meanwhile i'v return the arrow back but i don't really like the fact that i can't disable the arrowand if windows 7 was a stable windows this problem wouldn't have occuered in the first place!any way i tried this method now:2. Changing the display color quality. Change your display settings from 32bit to 16bit and then reboot. After rebooting, change the your settings back to 32bit.and it seem to work only now when i create shortuts from this forum to desktop it no longer give a green round icon the favicon i guess it's called.i found it now in C:\Windows\system32\url.dll but i can't restore this icon as default for some reason.
September 7th, 2009 10:08pm

it's back again and i really don't like it it seem that the only answear is to bring back the arrow and as far as i see it it's just one more bug in a very long list ofbugs windows 7 have if i can't even use a simple tweak properly what would have happen if i try more complecated tweaks???10x for all your help and i'm really hopping that sooner or later someone will fix all this problem before windows 7 will becomae a piasca like windows vistawas!!!
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September 8th, 2009 8:08pm

try these links for solutions/tweakers... http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/disable-shortcut-icon-arrow-overlay-in-windows-vista/ http://www.thewindowsclub.com/ultimate-windows-tweaker-v2-a-tweak-ui-for-windows-7-vista :-))
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