How to Remove Shortcut Arrows to Give Desktop Icons a Better Look

Here's how you can remove those shortcut arrows from your desktop icons in Windows XP.

Go to registry by clicking on Start menu -> run and type regedit
Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT -> lnkfile
or
Press CTRL+F and then at the search box type lnkfile and search.
Delete the IsShortcut registry value.
You may need to restart Windows XP.

P.S.- Its always good to be on the safer side before modifying registry settings and make backups.