Active Desktop HTML File missing

[Guest]

I have a problem with all links on my Laptop, which uses win xp. None of the
links on the desktop, or in the shortcuts in the start files. I have to
manually go to each folder and use the links there to open anything. All
links on desktop and in shortcuts end with the .lnk after the name of
program. IExplorer, trash can, my computer are not effected with this
problem. I can not change any desktop settings because it says the active
desktop html file is missing.

I have tried virus scanning from 3 different companies, none found. I've
tried using a back up from months ago, and it won't let me revert back.

Any idea's would be great.

Thanks,

Scott

 

[Kelly]

HTM/HTML Fix for Windows XP
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/fileassoc/html_association_fix.zip

EXE and LNK Fix for Windows XP - Line 12
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

To use the Regedit: Save the REG File to your hard disk. Double click it
and answer yes to the import prompt. REG files can be viewed in Notepad by
right clicking on the file and selecting Edit.

 

[Menno Hershberger]

Glad to see you're still around... I posted something about a couple of bad
links on your site a couple of weeks ago... I think the subject line was
"Kelly". I think you were taking a couple of days off so you probably
missed it.
I changed my sig line so you'd have something rlde to pick apart...

 

[Guest]

Ok, I was searching through the registry, and came to this area

"[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\htmlfile\shell\printto\command
@=hex(2):72,00,75,00,6e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,33,00,32,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,\
00,20,00,25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,\
25,00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,6d,00,73,\
00,68,00,74,00,6d,00,6c,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,\
6e,00,74,00,48,00,54,00,4d,00,4c,00,20,00,22,00,25,00,31,00,22,00,20,00,22,\
00,25,00,32,00,22,00,20,00,22,00,25,00,33,00,22,00,20,00,22,00,25,00,34,00,\
22,00,00,00 "

In my registry, it has this listed

"rundll32.exe %SystemRoot%\System32\mshtml.dll,PrintHTML "%1" "%2" "%3" "%4"

should this be changed to what you posted, and exactly what part do I put
into the string.

Thanks again for the help, everything else was ok after looking at it.

Scott

 

[Guest]

Actually, I must have pasted it to registry before I opened it. After
restarting the computer, all the links were fixxed!

Thank you for the information and help regarding this, it's much appreciated.

Scott

 

[Kelly]

Moi, taking days off? Wouldn't my children and husband love that. ) I
run a Kelly's Komputer Klinic here as well, via our home (spelling
deliberate).

But as of late, have been very busy with the football and winter league
baseball schedule of my 14 year old. That said, I usually catch the subject
lines of Kelly and always answer, so who knows........ )

However, post the new sig line again, I am game! <w>

 

[Guest]

I had similar problems; program icons replaced by "generic" icons.
Dobbel-click on these lead to error message like: lnk-file (shortcut) cannot
be opened; choose file. Then browsing to the target exe-file, allowed in most
cases the exe-file to be opened. However when the same exe-files was dobbel
clicked directly (and not via shortcut) nothing happend.

Kellys "EXE and LNK Fix for Windows XP - Line 12" solved the problem
completely!

But I couldn't do the repair quite as described: "Save the REG File to your
hard disk. Double click it and answer yes to the import prompt. REG files can
be viewed in Notepad by right clicking on the file and selecting Edit."
Instead I had to right-clik the saved file (the .REG File) and the choose
program by browsing to REGEDIT.EXE in the C:\i386 catalog and the click open.

Jo

 

[jjamesking9]

i have a problem my i have deleted a active html file and when i change
wallpaper it appears active html file missing and bars like on my computer
appears on desktop