Today, and for no obvious reason, various shortcuts to a variety of file
folders on my C: drive suddenly no longer work.

I double click them, there's a long pause, then nothing.

I can access the relevant file folders normally using Windows Explorer

The problem seems to be limited to shortcuts to file folders. Shortcuts to
program files are unaffected.

Please advise.

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PT

PT wrote:
> Today, and for no obvious reason, various shortcuts to a variety of file
> folders on my C: drive suddenly no longer work.
>
> I double click them, there's a long pause, then nothing.
>
> I can access the relevant file folders normally using Windows Explorer
>
> The problem seems to be limited to shortcuts to file folders. Shortcuts to
> program files are unaffected.
>
> Please advise.

Repair the associations for Folders, and Directories.

Fix File Associations.
http://dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm

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Joe =o)

Maybe this is a clue.

I notice that when i shut down. I'm notified of a "Proxy Desktop" program
trying to close.

Google shows a number of complaints about this program starting back in
2003, but no really definitive answer as to whether ist's some kind of
malware.

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PT
"Elmo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> PT wrote:
>> Today, and for no obvious reason, various shortcuts to a variety of file
>> folders on my C: drive suddenly no longer work.
>>
>> I double click them, there's a long pause, then nothing.
>>
>> I can access the relevant file folders normally using Windows Explorer
>>
>> The problem seems to be limited to shortcuts to file folders. Shortcuts
>> to
>> program files are unaffected.
>>
>> Please advise.
>
> Repair the associations for Folders, and Directories.
>
> Fix File Associations.
> http://dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm
>
> --
> Joe =o)

Problem Solved. One of the Google links provided a simple fix as follows:

Open Windows Explorer. Then click Tools | Folder Options | View, and
uncheck "Launch Folder Windows in a Separate Process"

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PT
"PT" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Today, and for no obvious reason, various shortcuts to a variety of file
> folders on my C: drive suddenly no longer work.
>
> I double click them, there's a long pause, then nothing.
>
> I can access the relevant file folders normally using Windows Explorer
>
> The problem seems to be limited to shortcuts to file folders. Shortcuts
> to program files are unaffected.
>
> Please advise.
>
> --
>
> PT
>