Shortcuts Don't Work

[Lady Dungeness]

I've got a new install of XP Home SP2 and most of the updates. Just a few
minutes ago, my shortcuts quit working. None of them work -- shortcuts that
Windows put on the Quick Launch bar, in the Start Menu; shortcuts that I
made and put elsewhere -- none of them work. When I click, nothing happens.

I rolled back using System Restore, to a point where I knew the shortcuts
were okay. They still don't work!

Suggestions, please?

 

[Claymore]

I've got a new install of XP Home SP2 and most of the updates. Just a few
minutes ago, my shortcuts quit working. None of them work -- shortcuts that
Windows put on the Quick Launch bar, in the Start Menu; shortcuts that I
made and put elsewhere -- none of them work. When I click, nothing happens.

I rolled back using System Restore, to a point where I knew the shortcuts
were okay. They still don't work!

Suggestions, please?

M'Lady,

Surprised the System Restore didn't work, but first, try this:

Doug Knox - File Association fixes:
http://dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm
Scroll down to LNK (Shortcut) File Association fix

Download and run the file.

 

[Lady Dungeness]

Hooray! The fix worked and everything's back to normal. Thank you for your
quick response.

--
Lady Dungeness
Crabby, but Great Legs!


| On Jun 21, 1:25 pm, "Lady Dungeness"
| > I've got a new install of XP Home SP2 and most of the updates. Just a
few
| > minutes ago, my shortcuts quit working. None of them work -- shortcuts
that
| > Windows put on the Quick Launch bar, in the Start Menu; shortcuts that I
| > made and put elsewhere -- none of them work. When I click, nothing
happens.
| >
| > I rolled back using System Restore, to a point where I knew the
shortcuts
| > were okay. They still don't work!
| >
| > Suggestions, please?
| >
| > --
| > Lady Dungeness
| > Crabby, but Great Legs!
|
| M'Lady,
|
| Surprised the System Restore didn't work, but first, try this:
|
| Doug Knox - File Association fixes:
| http://dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm
| Scroll down to LNK (Shortcut) File Association fix
|
| Download and run the file.
|

 

[Claymore]

Hooray! The fix worked and everything's back to normal. Thank you for your
quick response.

--
Lady Dungeness
Crabby, but Great Legs!



| > I've got a new install of XP Home SP2 and most of the updates. Just a
few
| > minutes ago, my shortcuts quit working. None of them work -- shortcuts
that
| > Windows put on the Quick Launch bar, in the Start Menu; shortcuts that I
| > made and put elsewhere -- none of them work. When I click, nothing
happens.
| >
| > I rolled back using System Restore, to a point where I knew the
shortcuts
| > were okay. They still don't work!
| >
| > Suggestions, please?
| >
| > --
| > Lady Dungeness
| > Crabby, but Great Legs!
|
| M'Lady,
|
| Surprised the System Restore didn't work, but first, try this:
|
| Doug Knox - File Association fixes:
|http://dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm
| Scroll down to LNK (Shortcut) File Association fix
|
| Download and run the file.
|

Glad it worked.

Regards

p.s. I'd rather have this:
Crabby, but Great Legs!

than this:

Great, but Crabby legs!

 

[Lady Dungeness]

| p.s. I'd rather have this:
| Crabby, but Great Legs!
|
| than this:
|
| Great, but Crabby legs!
|


LOL -- me too!

--
Lady Dungeness
Crabby, but Great Legs!


| On Jun 21, 4:10 pm, "Lady Dungeness"
| > Hooray! The fix worked and everything's back to normal. Thank you for
your
| > quick response.
| >
| > --
| > Lady Dungeness
| > Crabby, but Great Legs!
| >
| >
| > | > | On Jun 21, 1:25 pm, "Lady Dungeness"|
| >
| > | > I've got a new install of XP Home SP2 and most of the updates. Just
a
| > few
| > | > minutes ago, my shortcuts quit working. None of them work --
shortcuts
| > that
| > | > Windows put on the Quick Launch bar, in the Start Menu; shortcuts
that I
| > | > made and put elsewhere -- none of them work. When I click, nothing
| > happens.
| > | >
| > | > I rolled back using System Restore, to a point where I knew the
| > shortcuts
| > | > were okay. They still don't work!
| > | >
| > | > Suggestions, please?
| > | >
| > | > --
| > | > Lady Dungeness
| > | > Crabby, but Great Legs!
| > |
| > | M'Lady,
| > |
| > | Surprised the System Restore didn't work, but first, try this:
| > |
| > | Doug Knox - File Association fixes:
| > |http://dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm
| > | Scroll down to LNK (Shortcut) File Association fix
| > |
| > | Download and run the file.
| > |
|
| Glad it worked.
|
| Regards
|