Naming shortcuts without adding "- shortcut"

[RussWilliams]

There must be some way to generate a shortcut without adding "- shortcut" to the name. It seems to me that I was able to set up XP to avoid this, but that was some years ago, and I've forgotten. Now I have Win7, and I want to get rid of that silly suffix again. Can anyone help?
...Regards, Russ

 

[clifford_cooley]

Hi Russ - Welcome to w7forums

I found this after a quick search - Remove Shortcut Text When Creating Shortcuts

Luckily I don't need this, my file manager doesn't add the text "- Shortcut" when creating a shortcut.

 

[TrainableMan]

1. Start Registry Editor.
2. Locate the following registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
3. Modify the data value of the Link value to be 00 00 00 00.
4. Restart the computer.

Always be careful when editing the registry as it is possible to damage your system. If you are not comfortable with that method you could try the "do it 6 times in a row" method listed in this MS article ...

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/253212

 

[RussWilliams]

Thanks, works like a charm.....Regards, Russ

 

[Fire cat]

Hi Russ - Welcome to w7forums

I found this after a quick search - Remove Shortcut Text When Creating Shortcuts

Luckily I don't need this, my file manager doesn't add the text "- Shortcut" when creating a shortcut.

What file manager do you use? Windows Explorer?

 

[davehc]

Hi Russ.
Have you any problem, now, with the "Pin" option in Windows 7.?
The linki was to "legacy cersions of windows. It is alleged that it destroys some of the link to options and creates duplicate shortcuts??

Fwiw, the attached is what I use on a new installation, courtesy of Brink on another site. It needs a reboot, but works like a charm for me.

 

[Fire cat]

Davehc, what does the zip you attached do? Does it hide the little arrow on links, as the name suggests?

Brink... The administrator of sevenforums.com.

Cheers,
Fire Cat

 

[Nibiru2012]

I use Ultimate Windows Tweaker v2.1 from the Windows Club.

It has a LOT of tweaks and such, it's a standalone program, you just copy and paste to the C Drive and run it from there.

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UPDATE: 12.12.09 – The latest version is Ultimate Windows Tweaker v 2.1. It includes bug-fixes and may be downloaded from the link mentioned below.

The tweaker is a 345KB .exe file which does not require an install, but yet packs over 150 tweaks & settings. Simply download the zip file, extract its contents and run Ultimate Windows Tweaker. Please don’t detach Empty Icon from executable’s root, the Empty Icon is copied to system directory and referred in runtime. The tweaker has been designed by my MVP collegue Ramesh Kumar for The Windows Club.

 

[clifford_cooley]

What file manager do you use? Windows Explorer?

See thread here - https://www.w7forums.com/total-commander-t5839.html

 

[Digerati]

I use Ultimate Windows Tweaker v2.1 from the Windows Club.

Me too. Great program.

 

[davehc]

Davehc, what does the zip you attached do? Does it hide the little arrow on links, as the name suggests?

Brink... The administrator of sevenforums.com.

Cheers,
Fire Cat

It does for me.(Ultimate 64Bit) In the zip is a recovery option also.
The full tutorial, for which Brink is renowned, is here.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/3606-shortcut-arrow-remove-restore.html

 

[edawood]

There must be some way to generate a shortcut without adding "- shortcut" to the name. It seems to me that I was able to set up XP to avoid this, but that was some years ago, and I've forgotten. Now I have Win7, and I want to get rid of that silly suffix again. Can anyone help?
...Regards, Russ

What you are referring to is a little program called TweakUI that was made for Windows XP.

Good News! A new version for Windows Vista and Windows 7 has been released! You can get it here: http://www.thewindowsclub.com/ultimate-windows-tweaker-v2-a-tweak-ui-for-windows-7-vista

Best Wishes,
Ed

 

[Nibiru2012]

Ultimate Windows Tweaker from the Windows Club is what I have used for several months.

It is a great free app and works great. I highly recommend it. It will get rid of the shortcut arrow and the text: "Shortcut to...".
Plus a tons of other good tweaks.

P.S.

Ed - I had already posted a link for it on page 1. That's cool though, never hurts to double-post on a great app like this one.

 

[Digerati]

Yeah, it is not the same as TweakUI (which is from Microsoft) and does not do everything TweakUI does, but it has some of TweakUI's features, and a lot of other stuff.

But everyone should understand these programs are editing the Registry. So I urge everyone backup their Registry before making changes.