Can Not Create Desktop Shortcut

  1. #1
    ret2000 is offline Newbie

    Cool Can Not Create Desktop Shortcut

    Help Please!
    When I Try To Create A Desk Top Shortcut In Win Xp Home The Shortcut Appears On Desktop No Problem!

    But ...when I Click To Open It Up I Get The Printer Dialogue Box Not The Web Page??

    Any Way To Fix This So I Can Open Web Page??

    ANY HELP APPRECIATED !
    THANKS!


  2. #2
    jephree is offline ¨*·.¸ «.·°·..·°·.» ¸.·*¨
    One question for you: What s/w did you install and run (system maintenance utils?) before this problem was seen? Deletion of an important registry key causes this.

    Try the following:

    Type REGSVR32 /i SHDOCVW in the RUN box.

    If that doesn't clear it try one of these fixes:


    EXE and LNK Fix for Windows XP - Line 12
    http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm


    HTM/HTML Fix for Windows XP
    http://www.dougknox.com/xp/fileassoc...iation_fix.zip

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