Corrupted desktop shortcuts

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• 3rd party applications stop creating desktop shortcuts

  A horse of Trojan and virus completely disabled my browsers, shortcuts, etc..  I just finished restoring my site and everything works except one!

  When I run 3rd party applications they not create the desktop icon that runs the application.  I get an error msg '1909 - failed to create the desktop icon.

  When I go into the folder and right click and create a shortcut, it does not work.

  In iE8, there is only an execution of the installation that creates a shortcut within the app... it does not work.  It is the only part of my installation I have been unable to restore.

  I work part-time at home for a company and I need these desktop icons for programs.  In fact, the icons of the Office for WORD, EXCEL, etc., have also stop working.

  I hope you can help me.

  Mona Glover

  Hi Mona,.

  1. have you made changes on the computer before this problem?

  2. you receive an error message or error code?

  This problem may occur due to virus corruption of system files or system.

  Try the following and see if it helps.

  Method 1:

  Refer to the steps in the following Microsoft article.

  Difficulty of broken desktop shortcuts and common system maintenance tasks

  Note: FixIt would attempt to recover bad sectors on the hard disk, in the course of this process there are chances of data loss from that particular area.

  Method 2:

   

  I suggest you make a sfc scan and test the question.

  The sfc/scannow command. analyzes all protected system files and replaces incorrect versions with appropriate Microsoft versions.]

  Description of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 System File Checker (Sfc.exe): http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310747

  Keep us informed on the status of the issue.

• Desktop shortcuts do not work.

  Original title: icons will not open files

  When I click on my desktop icons, he opens the Word software, but does not open the file.  So if I use the feature open under the software Word file, it will open the file without problem.  What could be the cause of this problem?  Thanks for any help you can provide!

  Hello

  Thanks for posting in the Microsoft Community Forum, please be assured that we would do our best to help you with this problem.

  Please answer the following questions that would help us provide a better solution.

  1 have had any changes made to the computer before the question?

  2. What is the format of the file you're trying to open?

  3. what anti-virus software is installed on the computer?

  Try these steps and check:

  Step 1:

  Download and run the next fixit and check:

  Difficulty of broken desktop shortcuts and common system maintenance tasks

  http://support.Microsoft.com/mats/system_maintenance_for_windows/en-us

  Step 2:

  Run a virus scanner and check:

  Virus is known to cause these problems. Scan your computer for the Microsoft Security Scanner, which allows to get rid of viruses, spyware and software malware.

  http://www.Microsoft.com/security/scanner/en-us/default.aspx

  Note: The Microsoft Safety Scanner expire after 10 days from the date of installation.

  Note: The data files that are infected must be cleaned only by removing the file completely, which means that there is a risk of data loss.

  Step 3:

  Try to create a new user account and check if you face the same problem.

  How to copy data from a corrupted to a new profile in Windows XP user profile

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/811151

  Hope this information helps. If you have any questions do not hesitate to answer, we would be happy to help.

• Desktop shortcut errors

  All my desktop shortcuts except Trash open as thumbnails even after I Resize Windows, close them, and reopen.

  Hello Bob,

  Thanks for posting your question on the Microsoft community.

  Thank you for details on the issue.

  This problem may occur because of damaged or missing Windows files.

  I suggest you run this Microsoft fixit and verify.
  Reference:
  Difficulty of broken desktop shortcuts and common system maintenance tasks
  https://support.Microsoft.com/en-us/mats/system_maintenance_for_windows

  Automatically, diagnostic and fix problems with broken desktop shortcuts or does not work and synchronizes the system clock, when appears a bad time.

  If she did not help, run checker (SFC) of file system and see if it helps.
  Reference:
  Use the System File Checker tool to repair missing or corrupted system files
  https://support.Microsoft.com/en-us/KB/929833

  System File Checker is a Windows utility that allows users to find corruptions in Windows system files and restore the damaged files.

  I hope this information helps.

  Please let us know if you need more help.

  Thank you

• Windows 7 desktop shortcut target changed to one of the programs that I installed on my computer

  I have a Windows 7 computer, about 2 years.  My goals of desktop shortcut changed recently to one of the programs that I installed on my computer.  I can't go to programs and make a shortcut on my desktop which works.  They all change to 1 program I installed however is the appropriate program for the shortcut.  I can open all programs in Windows Explorer, so I know that the programs are there and they work.  For example, when trying to create a shortcut on my desktop to burn a DVD, the target of the shortcut change in this 1 program it is for a digital camera.  But I can access the DVD software via Explorer.  What can I do to fix this?  Thank you!

  See if download LNK, or ICO, may solve your problem.

  Difficulties of file Association for Windows 7
  http://www.Winhelponline.com/blog/file-Asso-fixes-for-Windows-7/

  That the restoration of the system offers a 'out' for your problem?

  How to repair the operating system and how to restore the configuration of the operating system to an earlier point in time in Windows Vista (or 7)
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/936212/#appliesTo

  Have you tried to test with another user in which case your profile has faced a problem of corruption?

• Desktop shortcuts won't open firefox after an update of the player software "shockwave."

  I can go to my email and click on the links to web pages open firefox, but not the office shortcuts. This happened after being invited to install this software while trying to watch a video on facebook.

  The URL bar is also known under the name of the address bar and the address bar, and Firefox he calls the "Awesome Bar" when combined with the search bar.

  None of this is complicated - you enter the address of the site you want to visit, for example, https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/in the URL bar. Firefox actually fills the http or www for you. If you want to know what URL, you enter "URL" for Google or similar search bar to search for this term.

  If a right click > open does not work on the desktop shortcuts, you need more expert help.

• How can I add missing icon to the desktop shortcuts

  Question too much techno for me... I have several desktop shortcut icons... For most of those who appear as the Mozilla Fox, which is fine, but unfortunately, there are too many icons in Firefox, and I wanted to change some REAL WEB SITE icon, or the favicon. How will I know how to do this? Thank you!

  It is not a matter of Firefox making it simple - the Windows operating system controls the desktop icons, so with 3rd party Windows applications automatically use the application for the shortcut icon, but it is possible to change the image of what you want.

  If you want the image of the Web site that the site to use for the URL bar as a shortcut on the desktop icon to a Web site:

  1. Define the shortcut on the desktop.
  2. Find and save the image you want to use for this shortcut.
  3. Then right click on that shortcut, then open properties > shortcut on the shortcut menu for the shortcut on the desktop, then use "change icon...". " and "Browse... ". " your hard drive for the image you want to use for the shortcut on the desktop.

  Insofar as find and save the Favicon of the site, see the screenshot below.

  1. Locate the icon on the Info Page > media tab and click on it once so it is highlighted, then view this picture in the preview window of media down and also check the Dimensions 32 x 32, if the image is not a picture of Type X-ICON.
  2. Then use the button Save under to save this image - name which has saved something unique, as (for example this forum) mozilla - favicon.ico image then you can tell him apart from any other favicon.ico image you may have saved or save.

  If you want to use your own choice of an image, you can convert the image into an image to favicon.ico here.
  
  http://Tools.dynamicdrive.com/favicon/
  
  When you create a favicon.ico for use as a desktop image, make sure that you select the option merge with a 32 x 32 desktop icon on this page.

  edited to make the process clearer

• A808 desktop shortcuts

  Hello

  I just bought lonovo A808 smartphone and I managed to make desktop shortcuts all disappear, as he tried to organize them. Now, I can see them in the Manager of the screen, but not on the main screen. When I am trying to locate a new shortcut, I can see it added in the display manager, but nothing changes on my desktop. I somehow it locked?
  Can anyone help?

  Thank you very much

  Hi elekokki

  Have you tried to restart the phone? Still nothing...

  ... Try this: go to settings--> Apps--> all-> find the Lenovo Launcher(I suppose you're using the stock launcher)-> tap on it-> stop Force & erase data/Cache to reset the Launcher.

  Let me know how it goes.

• Desktop shortcuts

  I have a compaq presario CQ 5720F Windows 7, I can't open my desktop shortcuts (only a little). E-mail & games will not... A notice appears saying that it is a problem of the internet and the problem of "http" but do not understand this. Yesterday, I downloaded the Java 7 17 udate and which seems to be the problem at startup. I uninstalled it but the problem persists. My computer is less than 2 years and I am technically challenged in some things on the computer. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

  Also some things that I click on will not open for example. 'Click here' nothing happens, is this related to the shortcut problem?.

  Thank you

  Hello hakim.

  I see that you have problems with the opening of the desktop shortcut icons on your computer.

  I would say running a restore because the problem started only recently occurred. Here is a link showing how to do to run a system restore. Select the option "Restore Windows to an earlier point" and it will give the steps to run a restore and a video. This will not affect your files on the computer.

  Let me know if this can help, or if you don't have the available restore points.

• In case of failure desktop shortcuts

  original title: fail desktop shortcuts - 'Fix It' can't find or solve this problem

  None of my desktop shortcuts work - 'Fix It' claims of nff and does not solve the problem...

  Hello

  1. Who solve this are you referring to?
  2. Did you changes to the computer before the problem occurred?

  3. what operating system is installed on the computer?

  I suggest you to try the steps below and check if it helps.

  Method 1: Try to run fix it from the link below:

  Difficulty of broken desktop shortcuts and common system maintenance tasks: http://support.microsoft.com/mats/system_maintenance_for_windows/en-us

  Method 2: try to rebuild the icon cache and see if that fixes the problem.

  a. open the Start Menu and type cmd in the search box and press on enter.

  b. in the command prompt, type each command line below one at a time then press ENTER after each single line.

  CD /d %userprofile%\AppData\Local

  DEL /a IconCache.db

  OUTPUT

  c. log off and log on, or restart the computer to recreate the icon cache.

  NOTE: This helps rebuild and recreate a new file IconCache.db.

  Hope this information is useful.

• Desktop shortcuts are losing their targets

  I have SBS 2011 and it synchronizes the content of my local profile, including the desktop shortcuts.  Sometimes, however, desktop shortcuts will lose their targets and I have to remove the 'old' and create new ones.  Is it possible to remember shortcuts?

  I have SBS 2011 and it synchronizes the content of my local profile, including the desktop shortcuts.  Sometimes, however, desktop shortcuts will lose their targets and I have to remove the 'old' and create new ones.  Is it possible to remember shortcuts?

  Why you use a server to a workstation?  Or are you?

  I'm guessing you have the SBS and other workstations and a roaming profile and log off when you connect in the SBS, return and then log in to a workstation that has made requests to your shortcuts are - you find them broken?

  If the answer is "Yes" - connect to a computer first to get your profile.  Then log in to the SBS and make sure the latest system, you log on that is the workstation - this way your shortcuts should remain intact.

  In any case...
  Support for Windows Small Business Server 2011, 2008, 2003 & 2000

  More precisely - these forums:
  http://social.technet.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/smallbusinessserver/

• OfficeJet Pro 8600 desktop shortcut does not open

  Het all. I just replaced my old HP 4180 with a new Officejet Pro 8600. We have three computer that connects to it, and the shortcut on the desktop to open the software of the printer communication does not work only on your laptop. I used the installation of itentical on all computers. The Office has the full package software and two laptops have only the basic print and scan package installed. I checked the target of the shortcut on two laptops, and they are identical. I also tried to disable the antivirus and firewall software, but that made no difference - still unable to open the software to set the printer preferences, etc.

  The laptop in qiestion is an EeePC H1000 running XP 32 bit, SP3. BTW, the laptop that has no problem is an identical unit.

  When I select the shortcut, the hourglass appears for a few seconds, the wireless icon flashes as it appears that the software is attemptong to connect to the printer, but the window indicating that it is retriving the device information will never appear and therefore also the printer wizard window also never appears.

  There's no problem with printing. Just get the Printer Wizard to open. Also for the record, if I select the printer in the Control Panel printer and faxes section, can I get the printer properties and preferences windows and make changes, but no way to get the companion window.

  I tried to reinstall the HP software without change. I also tried a "repair" and also no change.

  Any thoughts appreciated as to what else to look for that may be causing my problem.

  Finally, find my own solution. I followed the instructions in the Support Document HP c03640384 HP Printer Wizard opens with an error in Script or in Notepad.

  Even if it wasn't exactly my problem - I was just getting no response at all, - using the patch of registry (for my WinXP) of this document got my desktop shortcut does not work to open the Print Wizard.

  http://support.HP.com/us-en/document/c03640384

• Software Distribution Service 3.0. my wallpaper, all my documents, my videos, my photos, my desktop shortcuts, etc. all gone. has had to do a system restore. How can I avoid this in the future?

  XP Professional 5.1.2600 Pack 3. Automatic updates are on. After that an automatic update on Mei and June 2012 identified as Software Distribution Service 3.0 my wallpaper, all my documents, my videos, my photos, my desktop shortcuts, etc. all gone. has had to do a system restore. How can I avoid this in the future?

  Software distribution service 3.0 is a system restore point, not an update.

  When an update is installed a SDS is created.

  To check the name of the update, go to the Microsoft Update Web site and check your update history, search for the date, that the error occurred.

  Also make sure that your system is clean:

  Download, install, update and scan with these full free malware detection programs:

  Malwarebytes (MMFA): http://malwarebytes.org/

  SUPERAntiSpyware: (SAS): http://www.superantispyware.com/

  http://www.Microsoft.com/security/scanner/en-us/default.aspx Security Scanner   

  I guess 'Mei' is your abbreviation of Microsoft Security Essentials under your antivirus protection, is this correct?

  After return with answers to the questions and the results of the analyses.

• Desktop Shortcuts no longer work on winxp

  Desktop Shortcuts no longer work on winxp.

  My Shortcuts no longer work on any of the acc on my computer please hlp? !!

  Hi Ktoffetti,

  1. Did you the latest changes on the computer?
  2. What happens when you try to access the shortcut on the desktop?
  3. You receive an error message?
  4. You have security software installed on the computer?

  Method 1

  See the link below and run the fixit tool, check if it helps.

  Difficulty of broken desktop shortcuts and common system maintenance tasks

  http://support.Microsoft.com/mats/system_maintenance_for_windows/

  Method 2

  If the previous step fails, then check if the problem persists in the safe mode and after return with the result.

  A description of the options to start in Windows XP Mode

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/315222

  Method 3

  If the problem persists in safe mode, then it is possible that some third-party programs installed on the computer is causing the problem.

  I suggest that you configure the computer in a clean boot state and check if it helps.

  To help resolve the error and other messages, you can start Windows XP by using a minimal set of drivers and startup programs. This type of boot is known as a "clean boot". A clean boot helps eliminate software conflicts.

  See section to learn more about how to clean boot.

  How to configure Windows XP to start in a "clean boot" State

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/310353

  Reset the computer to start as usual

  When you are finished troubleshooting, follow these steps to reset the computer to start as usual:

  1. Click Start , and then click run.
  2. Type msconfig , and then click OK.
     The System Configuration utility dialog box appears.
  3. Click the general tab, click Normal Startup - load all device drivers and services , and then click OK.
  4. When you are prompted, click restart to restart the computer.

• Difficulty of broken desktop shortcuts and common system maintenance tasks

  error 0x80072f8f

  Hello

  1. Once you get this error message?
  2. have you made changes on the computer recently?

  Try the FixIt listed in the article below and check.
  Difficulty of broken desktop shortcuts and common system maintenance tasks
  http://support.Microsoft.com/mats/system_maintenance_for_windows/en-us

  I hope this helps.