Broken links in the desktop icons

Hello

I have a problem that arises at a time it is caused by a virus in my computer and eats all my programs. I managed to solve a lot of problems, I now have icons on my desktop, but the links do not work for programs that they guess, nothing happens. I get a message that there is no program associated with the icon.  In order to enter a program to open, I do a right-click on the icon my computer, and then open the program of the left column.

I spoke with a rep at Microsoft on a different issue, and he said he thought that my 'user name' has been altered and that I should change.  I have a new 'user name', but I need to transfer all my programs to the new user to correct broken links.

Any suggestions on how I can fix the link and transfer programs on the new user, as I have no idea? Thank you

Trish512

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Hi Trish512,
 
Run the troubleshooter from this link and check if it helps to fix the problem:

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