Removing shortcut arrow from Desktop Icon without creating black square problem

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I found the following on the web to make the Desktop Icons go away (make them transparent rather). However,

it created a new problem black squares after turning on the laptop the next day. The black squares did not show up on every single Desktop Icon, however, it was quite a few of them. I was able to get rid of the black squares by reversing what

was created in the registry keys but of course the arrows are back. Which I do not want.

 

Here was the instructions for WINDOWS 7 Home Premium 64 bit: (this is what I am running on my laptop)

 

1. Press the

Windows + R keys to open the Run dialog, type regedit, and press Enter.2. In regedit, navigate to the location below:NOTE:

If Shell Icons it is not in the left pane under Explorer, right click on

Explorer, and click on New and Key. Type Shell Icons

for the new keys's name, and press Enter.

Code:

 

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerShell Icons

 

3. In the right pane of

Shell Icons, right click on an empty area, and click/tap on New and

String Value, and name it 29.4. Double click/tap on the

29 sting value to modify it. 5. Type in the full path of the custom

.ico file within quotes, OR copy and paste the path below for what overlay icon you would like to use, and click/tap on

OK.

(Transparent) %windir%System32shell32.dll,50

(Small Arrow) %windir%System32shell32.dll,29 (Large Arrow) %windir%System32imageres.dll,154

6. Log off and on, or restart the computer to apply.

 

Question(s):

 

1. Can anyone please help explain as to why the black squares?

 

2. is there a solution to getting rid of the Shortcut Arrow on the Desktop Icons without creating the black square problem?

 

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