Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
Rate Thread
Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 478
A
UGN Member
OP Offline
UGN Member
A
Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 478
So it is pretty simple, you go into regedit and find and delete HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile.

What they do not warn against is that once you delete this entry the shortcut folders will fail to appear in all "save as" windows.

Example1: you write in notepad, click save as and you will not see any shortcut folders.

Example2: you click save target as when downloading from the internet and again shortcut folders will not appear in the window.

You will have to save to somewhere else eg. desktop and move them manually.

Now I am not 100% sure that deleting HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile causes this but I did notice this error within 5 minuted of deleting the entry.

So what do you after this? I have no idea. I didn't save the entry before I deleted it. Though I am pretty sure registry cleaners out there could fix it.
I don't know how to recreate the entry either frown


Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 7,203
Likes: 11
Community Owner
Offline
Community Owner
Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 7,203
Likes: 11
Me, I just use TweakUI and click the ratio button :P


Donate to UGN Security here.
UGN Security, Back of the Web, and VNC Web Services Owner
Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 478
A
UGN Member
OP Offline
UGN Member
A
Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 478
where is this ratio button?


Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 7,203
Likes: 11
Community Owner
Offline
Community Owner
Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 7,203
Likes: 11
i'm not running WXP to tell you that... It's in there somewhere lol


Donate to UGN Security here.
UGN Security, Back of the Web, and VNC Web Services Owner
Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 478
A
UGN Member
OP Offline
UGN Member
A
Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 478
Actually went through the entire listings on TweakUI, found nothing that solved it. Ill keep at it.
(There was no 'ratio' button).


Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 478
A
UGN Member
OP Offline
UGN Member
A
Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 478
Fixed it.
I removed the shortcut arrow by deleting the isshortcut entry in the registry.
To add or restore the entry again you can download this zip file from source and unzip RestoreArrow.reg only (the others are not needed for restoring it). Click the unzipped .reg file and it is all good again.

Like the source suggests, removing the IsShorcut.reg entry can cause problems with features and programs that use links, which is what happened to me (shortcut folders disappeared in 'save as' windows).

Again, if you want to remove the arrow without my particular problem I found using TweakUI/explorer/shortcuts shortcut overlay options works. Thanks Giz for directing me to said software.

Last edited by Artic Warrior; 03/12/09 02:22 PM.

Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 3
A
UGN Newbie
Offline
UGN Newbie
A
Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 3
You can use any tweakUI software that are free in the internet.
If your not using Windows XP, I'm not sure if ti works in Windows 98/ME.
But it works fine in Windows 2000/XP , no errors with the tweakUI software.


Link Copied to Clipboard
Member Spotlight
Posts: 30
Joined: June 2002
Forum Statistics
Forums41
Topics33,840
Posts68,858
Average Daily Posts1
Members2,176
Most Online3,253
Jan 13th, 2020
Latest Postings
Where and how do you torrent?
by danni75 - 03/01/24 05:58 AM
Animation,
by JohanKaariainen - 08/15/19 01:18 AM
Blackbeard.....
by Gremelin - 10/03/18 07:02 PM
my old account still exists!
by Crime - 08/10/18 02:47 PM
Okay WTF?
by HenryMiring - 09/27/17 01:45 AM
The History Thread...
by Gremelin - 08/11/17 12:11 PM
My friend NEEDS your HELP!
by Lena01 - 07/21/17 12:06 AM
I'm having fun with this guy.
by gabithompson730 - 07/20/17 01:50 AM
I want to upgrade my phone
by gabithompson730 - 07/20/17 01:49 AM
Doom 3
by Cyrez - 09/11/14 08:58 PM
Amazon Gift Card Generator/KeyGen?te
by Gecko666 - 08/22/14 09:21 AM
AIM scene 99-03
by lavos - 09/02/13 08:06 AM
Planetside 2
by Crime - 03/04/13 07:10 AM
Beta Testers Wanted
by Crime - 03/04/13 06:55 AM
Hello Everyone
by Gremelin - 02/12/12 06:01 PM
Tracfone ESN Generator
by Zanvin Green - 01/18/12 01:31 PM
Python 3 issue
by Testing - 12/17/11 09:28 PM
tracfone airtime
by Drache86 - 07/30/11 03:37 AM
Backdoors and the Infinite
by ZeroCoolStar - 07/10/11 03:52 AM
HackThisZIne #12 Releaseed!
by Pipat2 - 04/28/11 09:20 PM
gang wars? l33t-wars?
by Gremelin - 04/28/11 05:56 AM
Consolidate Forums
by diggin2deep - 04/21/11 10:02 AM
LAN Hacking Noob
by Gremelin - 03/12/11 12:42 AM
Top Posters
UGN Security 41,392
Gremelin 7,203
§intå× 3,255
SilentRage 1,273
Ice 1,146
pergesu 1,136
Infinite 1,041
jonconley 955
Girlie 908
unreal 860
Top Likes Received
Ghost 2
Crime 1
Ice 1
Dartur 1
Cyrez 1
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.5