[solved] Removing Shortcut Arrow Overlay For Icons From 2nd HDD ...?

By lizz1 on February 9, 2012 8:41:46 AM from

lizz1

Join Date 02/2012

Something i noticed ....

the shortcut arrow on the icons from a 2nd internal hard drive dont disappear when i select the option within fences.

the icons that come from apps / files / folders on C: disappear as they should but from my other drive (E:) they dont ???

would i have to look into what these guys suggested here ...

• http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/disable-shortcut-icon-arrow-overlay-in-windows-vista/&sa=U&ei=KcozT_qsK8XWtgfJiY2dAg&ved=0CAQQFjAA&client=internal-uds-cse&usg=AFQjCNF8Zb3U5t9oplwB5qAE6ysgIkj_yA

• http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.howtogeek.com/76702/ask-htg-removing-the-shortcut-arrow-in-windows-7-remapping-the-caps-lock-key-and-disabling-google-instant/&sa=U&ei=KcozT_qsK8XWtgfJiY2dAg&ved=0CAYQFjAB&client=internal-uds-cse&usg=AFQjCNGvbRvT-zaYZevciiGVrLFZB4EpIw

Is there something Im missing? or a step that i should take? should i look into whats mentioned in the above articles?

Any Help, Much appreciated guys.

thanks all.

Interesting... Can you take a screenshot showing the icon?

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Is the e drive external?

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you got it Rosco_P,

i will post it as soon as i get back home...

sorry.

and thank you for chiming, of course!

@ Zubaz,

no its internal.

might have anything to do with not "indexing" it?

cause i dont think i ever checked that option. for some reason or another after doins some research i opted to simply not bother.

what do you guys think?

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screenshots requested, as promised.

must run.

please reply. i will post back soon as possible.

thanks guys.

screenshots ...

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7801385/fences-mess/fence-icon-mess.html

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Click on 'Configure' and see if everything is checked. I think the default looks like this:

Try checking them all and see if that helps.

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Rosco_P!!!

that did it!

thats what was missing.

thanks for taking the time.

Mucho appreciated.!

edit:

is there a way to mark these threads "solved"? / or close them ?

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Quoting lizz1,

reply 6

is there a way to mark these threads "solved"? / or close them ?

Yes...

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Thanks Jafo!

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