XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-10   
   From: this@ddress.is.invalid   
      
   Kerr-Mudd,John  wrote:   
   > On Mon, 06 Apr 2020 21:36:56 GMT, John Doe    
   > wrote:   
   >   
   > > "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.   
   > >   
   > That was me;   
      
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