Stuck on Desktop

[Norman]

I have on desktop something that I can not delete.
Hovering over it says it is an internet shortcut.
Rt Click shows me Print as default and the standard list of 'send to'. And
none of the choices work.

I suspect I acquired it by choosing 'create shortcut' from a page visited
with IE.
I suspect the name length may be an issue. Possibly 228 characters including
spaces.

How do I get rid of it?
Norman

 

[John John (MVP)]

Use the SUBST command to shorten the path and see if you can delete it.
To associate the path with a drive letter at a Command Prompt issue
the following command:

subst x: "%userprofile%\desktop"

You have to use the quotation marks as shown above. Now open Windows
Explorer and see if you can delete it from the X drive. To delete
remove the substituted drive at the Command Prompt issue:

subst x: /d

John

 

[Norman]

Thanks but it did not work. Several of the shortcuts on desktop, those to
programs, did not copy to x:, including the problem one.
Norman

 

[John John (MVP)]

Then substitute for the All Users desktop and see if it's there.

subst x: "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop"

Don't forget to delete the previous substituted X drive:

subst x: /d

John

 

[Norman]

Thanks John, that did it.
I guess I need to learn about that command since browsing to that folder
showed the messed up form of the shortcut and would not delete.
Norman

 

[John John (MVP)]

You're welcome.

John

Thanks John, that did it.
I guess I need to learn about that command since browsing to that folder
showed the messed up form of the shortcut and would not delete.
Norman