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   John Doe to John"   
   Re: Shutdown or Restart Windows without    
   06 Apr 20 21:36:56   
   
   XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-10   
   From: always.look@message.header   
      
   "Kerr-Mudd,John"  wrote:   
      
   >>> John Doe  wrote:   
   >>>> Ken Blake wrote:   
   >>>>> John Doe wrote:   
   >>>>>> "Kerr-Mudd,John"  wrote:   
   >>   
   >>>>>>> Thanks; I've finally added icons to my shutdown shortcuts.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> Shortcuts are icons, plus a name.   
   >>>>   
   >>>>> A shortcut is a *pointer* to a file, folder, web page, etc. A   
   >>>>> shortcut is represented (usually on the desktop) by an icon   
   >>>>> with a name, but the icon and name are not the shortcut   
   >>>>> itself.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> The user added icons to "*pointers* to a file"?   
      
   > It's as 1st stated: they're actually 'lnk' files; containg a   
   > pointer to an icon and an executable. Aren't we being precise?   
      
   Nobody cares what they are. That has nothing to do with the statement   
   I replied to "I've finally added icons to my shutdown shortcuts."   
      
   The poster is not talking about pointers, he is talking about the item   
   called a "shortcut" that is visible on his screen.   
      
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