How to delete a shortcut in Vista

[Epoch]

Hehe

Security indeed

Sorry if this has been posted before

[glc]

Keeping Win2000 is looking better and better all the time..........

[EzyStvy]

Any other shortcut deletes the "usual" way....Delete - Confirm - Gone

[HAL9000]

Still just beyond ridiculous... I'm happy with XP and probably will be for a long time to come.

[doctorgonzo]

I read an article on exactly this "feature" a few months ago. Seems like M$ has moved from not caring too much about security to caring too much about showy pointless security. Makes me feel all nice and warm inside.

I don't think that unauthorized deletions of shortcuts has been a huge security issue in past versions of Windows. Unless they filx the things that have been problems, such as too-tight integration between the OS and IE, for example, then what's the point of this "improved" security?

[Kareeser]

Originally Posted by EzyStvy Any other shortcut deletes the "usual" way....Delete - Confirm - Gone

Or Linux's Delete - Gone.



Keep in mind that it's still a beta... I'm sure the final product won't be this redundant

[catacon]

Originally Posted by Kareeser Keep in mind that it's still a beta... I'm sure the final product won't be this redundant

You never know, this sounds like something M$ would leave in.

[doctorgonzo]

Originally Posted by catacon You never know, this sounds like something M$ would leave in.

Sure it is, that way when people complain about security in Vista they can say, "But we ask for confirmation for all of these things now!" It's a bit like putting seven flashy locks on your front door while leaving the window open.

[786ARS]

7 is overkill, but still if I have just one, then it still gives me a chance if i made a mistake.

[Kareeser]

It looks like they're trying to emulate the "root" function of Linux... but not quite succeeding