Quick overview:
When you install programs, they create their shortcuts on the desktop. Unfortunately, a shortcut arrow appears in the lower left half of the icon. If this bothers you, I have the solution here:
1. Click on Start > Run and type regedit in the command line. When you confirm with Enter, the program appears with which you can view the Windows XP registry database. It is similar to Windows Explorer. Now double-click on HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\LNKFILE and you will see the value IsShortCut in the right-hand pane. Select it and press Remove to delete it.
2. Go (again in the registry database) to the PIFFILE key in the same directory as above. In the right-hand pane, delete the value IsShortCut.
Close Regedit and restart your PC. When Windows has loaded, the linking arrows will have disappeared.
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