ok here goes i had some active x probelms i fix them but when i did it cause the shortcuts on the desktop and start menu all to be rename with .ink at the end of them i tried just deleting the .ink off the end but still none of them will work now does anyone know how to fix this i used nortons windoctor to fix the active x problems and i also tried the history go back but didnt work so any solutions would be helpful

Try the LNK (shortcut) fix here:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm