XP Program Shortcuts - Very Slow

[bill.zvonar]

I set up some keyboard shortcuts for programs on the Programs menu of
my Start Menu (e.g. Ctrl-Alt-I for Internet Explorer).

The shortcuts work, but it takes ~30-60 seconds for the program to
start.

Any ideas why this would be?

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Just a thought.

Is your IE shortcut that Ctrl + Alt + I is pointing to a shortcut to a
shortcut?

Right click that shortcut | Properties | Shorcut tab | Find Target button

Find Target
[[Click to open the folder that contains the original item that this
shortcut points to.]]

iexplore.exe is Internet Explorer and should be in %ProgramFiles%\Internet
Explorer.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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[bill.zvonar]

Nope, it's pointing to C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Unfortuneately, that was the only thought that I had on the subject.

Double clicking the shortcut works faster than the keys?

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Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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[bill.zvonar]

Nope, double-clicking it directly brings up the app immediately.