My Desktop shortcuts wont work

[Peter]

I suddenly can't use my desktop shortcut icons to go to my favourite sites.
I get an error message "This file does not have a program associated with it
for performing this action. Create an association in the Folder Options
control panel" The question is - how do I do that? Is there a quick fix?
(This all happened after I downloaded Mozilla Firefox and then uninstalled
it, having changed my mind.)

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

Hi Peter,

Are they .LNK files or .URL (Internet Shortcut) ?

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"Peter" <r2d2 at cesmail dot net> wrote in message I suddenly can't use my desktop shortcut icons to go to my favourite sites.
I get an error message "This file does not have a program associated with it
for performing this action. Create an association in the Folder Options
control panel" The question is - how do I do that? Is there a quick fix?
(This all happened after I downloaded Mozilla Firefox and then uninstalled
it, having changed my mind.)

 

[Peter]

Internet shortcut.... I solved it by doing a system restore. There's got to
be another way though.

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

Well! URL file association fix might also help!
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

AumHa VSOP: http://www.aumha.org

"Peter" <r2d2 at cesmail dot net> wrote in message Internet shortcut.... I solved it by doing a system restore. There's got to
be another way though.

 

[Peter]

Thanks Ramesh, I've saved that to file.

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

You're welcome Peter.

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

AumHa VSOP: http://www.aumha.org

"Peter" <r2d2 at cesmail dot net> wrote in message Thanks Ramesh, I've saved that to file.