Msg: Re: XYcons in PNG format

In past versions of Windows, Tweak UI or "powertoys" allowed the removal of that arrow on the icon for shortcuts. That may be true yet, and may allow for more leeway with icons in other respects. I won't be trying Vista to find out. The newest "powertoys" incarnation from Microsoft is here:

>> Date: Fri, 02 Nov 2007 12:31:04 -0500 From: "Patricia M. Godfrey" mailto:priscamg@xxxxxxxx MIME-Version: 1.0 To: xywrite@xxxxxxxx Subject: Re: XYCONS in PNG format Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit J R FOX wrote: >>From reading these posts, I gather that the accepted > icon format has changed. But are you working with > *Shortcut* icons for the apps in question ? (In > Vista, no longer required to have that curved arrow > thingie ?) NO, No. The question is not just one of icon formats. The point is that all the evidence so far points to Vista's insisting that a DOS app, or even a command.com prompt, CANNOT use any icon but that blank piece of paper one. DOS is old tech and BBBG deosn't approve, so he's bound and determined to make it as hard as possible to use it. And no, Vista still has the curved arrow on desktop shortcuts. I haven't tried looking for a way to remove it; that I can live with, but I really dislike that piece of paper icon. We don't need an icon converter, we need something to trick Vista into letting us use any other icon but the blank piece of paper for a DOS app. -- Patricia M. Godfrey mailto:priscameg@xxxxxxxx