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Polter Original post #1
Aug 28, 2007 at 6:51 PM
How Do I RESTORE the icon shortcut arrows in Windows XP. I don't know how they disappear. Thanks.
koolbluez
Aug 28, 2007 at 7:11 PM
Open the registry.
Search for key [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Explorer\Shell Icons] and modify the existing value, to '29'.
Or "shell32.dll,30" is a big arrow.

Also check for existance of 'IsShortCut' in the keys [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile], [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\piffile] and [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\InternetShortcut].
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Polter #3
Aug 28, 2007 at 7:39 PM
koolbluez said:
Open the registry.
Search for key [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Explorer\Shell Icons] and modify the existing value, to '29'.
Or "shell32.dll,30" is a big arrow.

Also check for existance of 'IsShortCut' in the keys [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile], [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\piffile] and [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\InternetShortcut].

Thanks, but 'Shell Icons' and 'IsShortCut' doesn't exist in my registry. So, how do i create them?
slugger
slugger #4
Aug 28, 2007 at 7:58 PM
u can also do so without fiddling around with d registry

just d/l Tweak UI

intall it and run it

in d Explorer tab u will have a choice of how to make ur shortcut look like (with or without arrows or light arrows, you choose)
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Polter #5
Aug 28, 2007 at 8:47 PM
Thanks guys. I'm using the latest version of tweak ui but it's just not working
slugger
slugger #6
Aug 28, 2007 at 8:49 PM
Polter said:
Thanks guys. I'm using the latest version of tweak ui but it's just not working
tweakUI is not workin or d solution is not workin?
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Polter #7
Aug 29, 2007 at 11:21 AM
slugger said:
tweakUI is not workin or d solution is not workin?

tweak ui and the solution are not working. How do I add the key values to the registry, as in, dkey or binary etc etc. I need the Exact method of restoring the shortcut arrow from the registry. Thanks for your help anyways