Can't use desktop shortcuts after SP4

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Kent

Hello:

After I installed Win2K Service Pack 4, all is fine except for two minor
problems that are driving me a little nuts and was hoping someone could give
me a suggestion.

Problem #1:

When I click on a Desktop Shortcut to a website, it says "file not
associated with a program to perform this action". When I go into
Explorer/Tools/File Types there are two extentions associated with the two
"Internet Shortcuts" file types (both have the IE Icon next to them). The
first "Internet Shortcut" has "N/A" for it's extention (the "change and
delete" buttons are grayed out) and the second has "URL" (the "change and
delete" buttons are active). Also, both shortcuts open with "rundll32.exe
shdocvw.dll,OpenURL %l" in Advanced, but the "URL" Shortcut says "Opens with
"Shell Doc Object and Contr...?" under details while the "N/A" shortcut is
blank under details.

I followed the procedures in the MS Knowledge Base--172223 - "Cannot Run
Shortcuts from the Start Menu or from the Desktop" (values listed below) but
my Registry was fine so I was leaning toward just deleting the "URL"
shortcut but wanted to see if anyone had a better idea before I mess things
up even more?


[KB 172223: Run Registry Editor, (Regedt32.exe) and verify the following
registry entries exist.
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Exefile\Shell\Open Default Value =
EditFlags:REG_BINARY:00 00 00 00
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Exefile\Shell\Open\Command Default Value = <No
Name>:REG_SZ:"%1"%*]

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Problem #2:

I have configured this before but can't remember and can't find on the MS
Site...but how do you keep the cookies folder from opening everytime logon
to the internet (total brain freeze here)?

Thanks for reading all this and any suggestions you can give,
Kent
 
This is an answer to my own question that I found on another newsgroup
(http://computing.net/windows2000/wwwboard/forum/8633.html - Response #4)

Reset IE by going to Tools/Internet Options/Programs/and then enable "IE
should check to see if it's the default browser" (I also selected the Reset
Web Settings but don't think it's necessary).

Hope this helps someone--was driv'n me crazy ))
Kent
 
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