 |
Welcome to Windows 7 Forums. Our forum is dedicated to helping you find solutions with any problems, errors or issues you are experiencing with Windows 7. The Windows 7 forum also covers news and updates and has an extensive Windows 7 tutorial section that covers a wide range of tips and tricks.
Windows 7 - Remove name from shortcut? |
03-14-2010
|
#1 | | Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Mac OS X 10.6.2 x64 |
Remove name from shortcut? I had a program, but forgot what it was, but it could remove the name from any item.
Can i completely remove the name from an item?
Attached is a .zip file with no name with a shortcut with no name, that i had left over from the program.
Can you please tell me how to achieve that? .zip | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Toshiba Satellite L505D-S9565 OS Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Mac OS X 10.6.2 x64 CPU AMD Athlon X2 Dual-Core 2.1 GHz Motherboard Toshiba Built-In with Insyde H20 BIOS 1.40 Memory 4 GB DDR2 800 MHz Graphics Card ATI Radeon HD Mobility 3100 Graphics 256MB to 1468 MB Shared Sound Card Realtek Mobile ALC272 HD Audio Monitor(s) Displays 15.6" TFT LCD with TruBrite, Samsung 1080p HDTV Screen Resolution 1366x768, 1920x1080 Keyboard Built-in Mouse Build-in Symantics SmartTouch Pad PSU N/A Case N/A Cooling Built-in/Open window in winter :P Hard Drives ❶:Main: Toshiba 250 GB SATA 5400 RPM Internet Speed 55 MB/sec Down, 9 MB/sec Up Other Info ❷:Backup: Seagate FreeAgent Desk USB 2.0 5400 RPM
❸:Media: Toshiba 640 GB USB 2.0 5400 RPM Portable Edition |
03-15-2010
|
#2 | | Windows 7 Ultimate x86 build 7600 (XP, 98SE, 95, 3.11, DOS 7.10 on VM) + Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Lucid Lynx |
Right Click -> Rename and then keeping [ALT] pressed type 255 on the numeric keypad (not the number row). Release [ALT]. You should have a single space as the file name but it doesn't show. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP EliteBook 8530w Mobile Workstation OS Windows 7 Ultimate x86 build 7600 (XP, 98SE, 95, 3.11, DOS 7.10 on VM) + Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Lucid Lynx CPU Intel Core 2 Duo Processor P8600 (2.40 GHz, 3 MB L2 cache) Motherboard Mobile Intel PM45 Express Chipset ICH9M-Enhanced Memory 2GB 800 MHz DDR2 SDRAM Graphics Card ATI Mobility FireGL V5700 with 256 MB Sound Card SoundMAX Integrated Digital HD Audio Monitor(s) Displays 15.4-inch WXGA anti-glare (1280 x 800 resolution) Screen Resolution 1280 x 800 Mouse Synaptics PS/2 Port Touchpad, USB Mouse Hard Drives 250GB Fujitsu MJA2250BH G2 ATA Device (IDE),
120GB in External Casing Other Info Authentec AES2810 Fingerprint Reader,
Optiarc DVD RW AD-7561S LightScribe |
03-15-2010
|
#3 | | Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit |

Quote: Originally Posted by cclloyd9785 I had a program, but forgot what it was, but it could remove the name from any item.
Can i completely remove the name from an item?
Attached is a .zip file with no name with a shortcut with no name, that i had left over from the program.
Can you please tell me how to achieve that? Attachment 60818
This is quite easy to achieve through a little old school CMD work.... showing my age now. :P
- Open an elevated command prompt (type CMD into search, right click on it and open as administrator).
- Use the REN command to rename your file (e.g. C:\test>ren c:\test\tim.txt .txt)
This renames the file tim.txt in the C:\test folder to just be .txt.
Out of curiosity, why do you want to do this? | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Hack job OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit CPU Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q8200 @ 2.33GHz Motherboard GigaByte EP45-UD3 Memory 8 GB Kingston Graphics Card Nvidia GeForce 9600GT Sound Card Soundblaster Audigy Monitor(s) Displays AOC x2 22" Keyboard Microsoft Wireless Keyboard 1000 Mouse Microsoft Wireless Optical 2000 PSU Thermaltake QFan 750W Case CM Scout Gaming Cooling Coolermaster V10 Hard Drives 2 x Samsung 500GB (RAID)
2 x Samsung 2TB
1 x WD Green 2TB
1 x Seagate 1TB
1 x Samsung 500GB Internet Speed 320 Other Info Winfast PVR2000CP
LG DVD-RAM DVD/RW/DL Super Multi
Linksys WMP300Nx2 Wireless Adapter |
03-15-2010
|
#4 | | Windows 7 Ultimate x86 build 7600 (XP, 98SE, 95, 3.11, DOS 7.10 on VM) + Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Lucid Lynx |

Quote: Originally Posted by gladson1976 Right Click -> Rename and then keeping [ALT] pressed type 255 on the numeric keypad (not the number row). Release [ALT]. You should have a single space as the file name but it doesn't show. 
Quote: Originally Posted by TimStitt 
Quote: Originally Posted by cclloyd9785 I had a program, but forgot what it was, but it could remove the name from any item.
Can i completely remove the name from an item?
Attached is a .zip file with no name with a shortcut with no name, that i had left over from the program.
Can you please tell me how to achieve that? Attachment 60818
This is quite easy to achieve through a little old school CMD work.... showing my age now. :P
- Open an elevated command prompt (type CMD into search, right click on it and open as administrator).
- Use the REN command to rename your file (e.g. C:\test>ren c:\test\tim.txt .txt)
This renames the file tim.txt in the C:\test folder to just be .txt.
Out of curiosity, why do you want to do this? Desktop Icon Text - Hide or Show - Vista Forums
Remember, whichever method you use, you can't have the same filename for more than one file.
You can use
[ALT]+255
[ALT]+255+255
[ALT]+255+255+255
and so on
OR
REN <file name> ".ext"
REN <file name> " .ext"
REN <file name> " .ext"
and so on
for multiple files. Just add spaces or [ALT]+255 for each file
Last edited by Brink; 03-15-2010 at 10:33 AM..
Reason: added link
| My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP EliteBook 8530w Mobile Workstation OS Windows 7 Ultimate x86 build 7600 (XP, 98SE, 95, 3.11, DOS 7.10 on VM) + Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Lucid Lynx CPU Intel Core 2 Duo Processor P8600 (2.40 GHz, 3 MB L2 cache) Motherboard Mobile Intel PM45 Express Chipset ICH9M-Enhanced Memory 2GB 800 MHz DDR2 SDRAM Graphics Card ATI Mobility FireGL V5700 with 256 MB Sound Card SoundMAX Integrated Digital HD Audio Monitor(s) Displays 15.4-inch WXGA anti-glare (1280 x 800 resolution) Screen Resolution 1280 x 800 Mouse Synaptics PS/2 Port Touchpad, USB Mouse Hard Drives 250GB Fujitsu MJA2250BH G2 ATA Device (IDE),
120GB in External Casing Other Info Authentec AES2810 Fingerprint Reader,
Optiarc DVD RW AD-7561S LightScribe |
11-27-2011
|
#5 | | |
it was a whole lot easier for me to just open the shortcut context menu, select the :rename: option and hit the space bar. i now have no text under my desktop shortcuts, if I want to display a name on one, I simply do the same steps and hit backspace and it's back to default name. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP G60 552nr OS 7 home premium 64bit CPU Intel Core 2 Duo T6600 @2.20GHz Memory 2gig. sodimm ddr2-800mhz x 2 Graphics Card mobile intel 4 series express chipset fam. x 2 Sound Card Conexant Pebble HD smart audio/ intel HD audio HDMI Monitor(s) Displays laptop Hard Drives Hitachi hts543232l9a300 ata 300GB |
11-28-2011
|
#6 | | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 |
Hello Bishop, and welcome to Seven Forums.
When I do what you suggest by hitting the spacebar, it just defaults back to the previous name since nothing was entered for the name.
I find the procedure in the tutorial below to work though. Desktop Icon Text - Hide or Show | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Self built custom OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 CPU Intel i7-980X 3.3 Ghz (3.48 Ghz OC'd) Motherboard ASUS P6X58D Premium Memory 12 GB (2GBx6) DDR3 PC3-16000 2000 MHz Kingston HyperX Graphics Card Sapphire HD5870 Eyefinity 6 2GB Sound Card Realtek HD Audio ALC889 Integrated Chip Monitor(s) Displays 3x 27" Asus VE278Q Screen Resolution 1920x1080 Keyboard Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution Mouse Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution PSU OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W Case Corsair Obsidian 800D Cooling Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme Copper CPU heat sink w/120 MM Hard Drives 160GB OCZ RevoDrive X2
** 2 x 1TB Samsung HDD HD154UI SATA Internet Speed 50 Mb/s Download and 2 Mb/s Upload Other Info Microsoft LifeCam Cinema
** Lite-On iHBS212 12x BD Writer
** Samsung CLX-3175FW Printer
** Netgear WNDR3800 Router
** Motorola SBG6580 Cable Modem
** 2x APC Back-UPS XS 1500 Remove name from shortcut? problems? All times are GMT -5. The time now is 11:24 AM. |  |