all of a sudden windows can't open anything but a browser

[Papa Jonah]

All of my links on my desktop or program list have my icons stripped and
replaced with the standard non-descript placekeeper. When I click on any of
them, including Word or Excel I get the message that Windows cannot open
this file - search on the internet or pick from list.
What the heck happened?

 

[Max Goldman]

All of my links on my desktop or program list have my icons stripped and
replaced with the standard non-descript placekeeper. When I click on any of
them, including Word or Excel I get the message that Windows cannot open
this file - search on the internet or pick from list.
What the heck happened?

What did you DO before this happened?

 

[Papa Jonah]

What did you DO before this happened?

 

[Max Goldman]

I know what I wrote. Answer the question.

 

[Papa Jonah]

Sorry, I thought I did. I guess it didn't take. All I did was check my email.

 

[Gerry]

Jonah

Right click on any Desktop icon ( preferably something most users have )
and select Properties, General tab. Tell what the icon is for and the
entries in the boxes on the General tab of the Properties window.

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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[ju.c]

Get some file extension fixes from Doug's site:
http://www.dougknox.com/

You need, at least, the LNK one.


ju.c

 

[otisbright]

thank you so much for providing this link ju.c, i had the same problem as
papa jonas. tried many different and complex ways to fix it, i spent hours.
once i went to the site you suggested i had it fixed in minutes, again
thanks.