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Shortcuts missing arrow

Shortcuts are not showing the little arrow that was always the default.  How can this be brought back. I'm using ie 7 - has it been done away with?
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Did you change your icon size in the diplay settings?
If so, go to Display settings then Appearance.  Under that check for Icon in item and make sure the size is at least 32.
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how small are your icons :)
if you r/click an icon on the desktop is it pointing to the origianl, it is an actual shortcut? or a copy of the .exe
Is this for IE7? only
Go to c program files internet explorer 7 and see if you can create a new 'shrotcut' for the desktop?
have you installed any themes? Changed any icons in the themes?



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I turned in my old computer for a newer one and the company hooked it up.  With the old machine w/ie6 the desktop shortcuts always had the arrow.  Now with this new computer with ie7 the arrow is missing.  When I create a desktop shortcut of a file or folder, the file/folder icon appears on the desktop saying 'shortcut to....'.  I've tried the 'change icon' on the properties of the shortcut, but it's not there??
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The Default IE 'Icon' is not a shortcut.
Often I see where folks have created an IE shortcut icon on their desktop - even when the default one is already there.
You may be remembering an old 'created' shortcut from the other computer.

Vic
FriarTuk,
I did as you instructed but it only put the icon on and not the arrow.  
Files and folders are the only ones in which I needed the arrow but 'where the heck is it'?
zubin6220  I first posted why this is probably happening, how big is the icons on your desktop maybe we are not on the same page.
I woudl liek toi see what yourtalking about if that is ok with you
try this okay.
take a snapshot of your desktop, hit the print screen next to the F12 key then open word and rightclick and paste it you can increase the size on the zoom.
save it to your desktop
 go here>>http://www.ee-stuff.com/
logon using your EE username and password then open the> EXPERT AREA
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Sorry about posting twice in a row, but I have a few more questions:

When you said you did as FriarTuk asked, did you install TweakUI?  Or did you follow his instructions about creating shortcuts?

If you installed TweakUI and then followed my above instructions (FriarTuk posted them as well), and the arrow still doesn't show up, then post here and I can give you a link to put in the correct registry entry.

Sincerely,

James

p.s.  I also played around with the icon size.  I can't see what Merete was getting at.  Even though the icons may be small or large, you can always see the shortut icon on them.  Maybe they can explain what they are looking for and why, but I wouldn't bother with that anymore.
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ok, I've done more checking and found that tweakui was installed but didn't see 'shortcut' anywhere, only about adding prefix 'shortcut to' which was checked.

I also was able to regedit (suprised it wasn't locked), but did not find the 'Inkfile' in HKClassesRoot.
What o/s version are you running with what version of tweakui, the one i provided, originally & below, is for xp & it has the ARROW option.  you access it from the All Programs menu not the Control Panel.

tweakui-> under Explorer on left click Shortcut, then on right select Arrow
http://download.microsoft.com/download/f/c/a/fca6767b-9ed9-45a6-b352-839afb2a2679/TweakUiPowertoySetup.exe
Zubin...

it is lnkfile(as in link file) and not Inkfile...
I did find Inkfile but there was no IsShortcut.  I really shouldn't mess much with the registry so I think I'll have to live with it.  I appreciate the input from everyone.