Hopefully this is a viable solution for you. You can also try restoring to before the icon was changed. If the arrow bothers you, you can use this light application to remove the arrows from the shortcut icons: Windows Shortcut Arrow Editor.
The executable file cannot be moved from its install location without breaking the connection to the. The icons on the desktop for programs preinstalled by HP are in fact shortcuts. I understand you're trying to add the HP Quick Launch to the desktop of your notebook. You may have missed my follow-up questions in my initial reply to your post! The link you provided for the program that can get rid of arrows in shortcut desktop icons does not seem to have any audio, or am I missing something?!Īnd since you said that I could try a system restore to before the icon was 'changed' - does this mean that the original icon, when I got the computer brand new, *was* indeed an icon for HP Quick Launch/NOT a shortcut?!!
