Compared to Shortcut icons but Windows XP, those on Windows Vista They are much larger, and the arrow (Arrow) indicating a file/folder Shortcut is much more visible. For muti users this arrow does not have an appearance not exactly pleasant and want to get rid of it and the extension “- Shortcut” from the file name.

Here's how a shortcut default al “Network Connections” pe Windows Vista :

... and a shortcut without the arrow default :

To get rid of the arrow from the shortcut icon, the simplest version is a created mini-sop Frameworkx. A very small software that is installed quickly and is simple to use.
Vista shortcut overlay managaer.

This software offers you the opportunity to delete or choose the sign that appears on the shortcut icons. A restart or a Logoff that the changes made with "Vista Shortcut Overlay Manager" (FXVisor) are visible.

Windows Vista Shortcut Overlay Remover, aka FxVisor, allows you to either way to remove the shortcut overlay arrow or to even customize it in Windows Vista, so we have written the Vista Shortcut Overlay Remover utility to enable you to do just that.
Version 2.0:
Former Vista Shortcut Overlay Remover now called Vista Shortcut Manager has added many new welcome features like: Custom overlay icons, Enable/Disable “-shortcut” extension, full support for x64 platforms, and direct upgrade from version 1.3.
Fish 1.6 million Downloads, it's a figure that says a lot about this software.
Download: Vista Shortcut Manager – dl