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• Desktop shortcuts stopped working.

  Suddenly, nothing happens when I click on one of the icons (shortcuts).  Works well, everything just stopped.  Have rebooted, no change.

  Try a system restore to a Date before the problem began:

  Restore point:

  http://www.howtogeek.com/HOWTO/Windows-Vista/using-Windows-Vista-system-restore/

  Do Safe Mode system restore, if it is impossible to do in Normal Mode.

  Try typing F8 at startup and in the list of Boot selections, select Mode safe using ARROW top to go there > and then press ENTER.

  Try a restore of the system once, to choose a Restore Point prior to your problem...

  Click Start > programs > Accessories > system tools > system restore > choose another time > next > etc.

  http://www.windowsvistauserguide.com/system_restore.htm

  Read the above for a very good graph shows how backward more than 5 days in the System Restore Points by checking the correct box.

  See you soon.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• Windows desktop shortcuts not displayed

  I have windows 8 heres a http://prntscr.com/5b1jtb of screenshot

  Also I usually use google chrome, but that won't load, I opened minecraft and this perfect load

  Hi Vasperal,

  Please contact Microsoft Community.

  I understand the inconvenience caused, we are here to help you with your concern.

  This problem may occur due to virus infection or system file corruption.

  To better help you, please let us know.

  1. What is the brand and model of your computer?
  2. Have you made changes on the computer before this problem?

  Please follow the steps mentioned below and check.

  Method 1: I suggest you try the below mentioned steps and check if it helps.

  (a) right click on the desktop.
  (b) click on personalization.
  (c) click on change the icons on the desktop.
  (d) -click Restore default.
  (e) click ok.

  If the problem persists, I suggest you to try Method 2.

  Method 2: run the fixit and check whether the problem is resolved or not.

  Diagnose and repair Windows files and folders problems automatically

  If the problem persists, I suggest you try Method 3.

  Method 3:

  I suggest you to run the Design Checker (SFC Scan) system files because this can be a problem with the corrupted system files.

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

  Monitoring of file system (CFS) and then check if it solves the problem.

  Follow these steps:

  1. Press Windows Key + X.
  2. Click prompt (Admin).
  3. At the command prompt, type sfc/scannow and press enter.

  Note: it can ask repair windows installation difficulty DVD and allow the lighter SFC. Could some of the files saved on your computer are deleted when fixing corrupted files.

  See also: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929833

  If the problem persists, I suggest you try Method 4.

  Method 4:

  I suggest also you to scan your computer with the Microsoft Security Scanner, which would help us to get rid of virus software spyware and other malicious software. The Microsoft Security Scanner is a security tool free that provides analysis on demand and helps remove viruses, spyware and other malicious software. It works with your current Antivirus software. See the link to download and run the Analyzer:

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

  Note: The Microsoft Safety Scanner ends 10 days after being downloaded. To restart a scan with the latest definitions of anti-malware, download and run the Microsoft Safety Scanner again.

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

  For an issue related to Google chrome, I suggest you to contact Google support.

  https://support.Google.com/chrome

  Hope it will be useful,

  Please answer us on the State of the question to help you further.

• Trojan horse? items disappeared from the start menu and shortcuts of desktop do not work

  original title: Trojan horse?

  items disappeared from the start menu and desktop shortcuts do not work. I can't open any file I download cannot use the system restore and do not have cd to install what can do to solve this problem?

  Get protection for example: -.

  http://www.Microsoft.com/en-GB/security_essentials/default.aspx

  -or: -.

  http://www.Malwarebytes.org/

  There are many other products in addition to the above there are on the market.

  If my comments have helped please vote too useful.

  Thank you.

  PS You must also make sure that you have a firewall and it's on.

• How to make a desktop shortcut for outlook express, when click right does not work as it does normally make a shortcut. Thank you!

  I have vista home premium

  Right-click on an empty part of the desktop and click New and then click on shortcut and follow the prompts to create a shortcut you want.

  If it does not, locate the executable file of the program itself (probably somewhere in C:\Program Files and probably not that hard to find) and right click on this file and click on create a shortcut (desktop).

  If this does not work, go to start / / Desktop and click on the file menu and then click New and then click shortcut and follow the prompts to create a shortcut you want.

  I don't know any of these methods will work.

  I hope this helps.

  Good luck!

  P.S. If Burr is right about OE, you say you have Vista Home Premium and the above procedures should work with any version of Vista and quite well with just about any program file (even if only good program files will actually open programs rather than do nothing or do something completely different and perhaps unwanted).  No matter if you mixed up the name, or somehow found a way to install OE on Vista - procedures to create shortcuts should work (or at least one of them should).

  Lorien - MCSA/MCSE/network + / has + - if this post solves your problem, please click the 'Mark as answer' or 'Useful' button at the top of this message. Marking a post as answer, or relatively useful, you help others find the answer more quickly.

• 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.

• 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

• I upgraded my Vista Home premium to windows 7 ultimate, shortcuts on the desktop are not displayed, and can be created, or any folder cannot be created until the flash drive is reinserted

  during the upgradation he automatically took backup to an external flash drive, now every time I have to run has previously program I have to insert this flash drive.
  also all the shortcuts on the desktop are not displayed, and can be created, or any folder cannot be created so that the flash disk is reinserted

  Hi subhshy001,

  Welcome to the Microsoft Windows answers Forum community!

  Try this if you do not have

  Windows Explorer to create the folders and shortcuts in your document folder, drag and drop them on your desktop.

  If you have completed the steps and was not even useful,

  Follow these steps:

  Try to create a shortcut and sending it on the desktop.

  (1) open: Start Menu ,.
  (2) right-click: Internet Explorer icon .
  (3) select: send to > desktop (create shortcut).

  There should be a shortcut on the desktop .

  Make sure that the "show desktop icon" has a check against it

  OR

  Just click on the empty part of the desktop, choose new > then select the folder to create. Right click on this folder , select Rename it.

  If the steps above do not work then:

  You can scan your computer for malware.

  You can download, install and update anti-malware free of your favorite search engine and find malware.
  
  Important note: this response contains a reference to third party World Wide Web site. Microsoft provides this information as a convenience to you. Microsoft does not control these sites and no has not tested any software or information found on these sites; Therefore, Microsoft cannot make any approach to quality, security or the ability of a software or information that are there. There are the dangers inherent in the use of any software found on the Internet, and Microsoft cautions you to make sure that you completely understand the risk before retrieving any software from the Internet.

  If the scan comes back clean, so I recommend doing a System File Checker too l to analyze your OS system files.

  To help resolve this problem, use the tool (SFC.exe) System File Checker to determine which file is causing the problem and then replace the file. To do this, follow these steps:

  1. open an elevated command prompt . To do this, click Start , click principally made programs , Accessories , right-click guest , and then click run as administrator .  If you are prompted for an administrator password or a confirmation, type the password, or click allow .
  2. type the following command and press ENTER: sfc/scannow (Yes there is a space after sfc) the sfc/scannow command analyzes all protected system files and replaces incorrect versions with appropriate Microsoft versions. This analysis do take some time to complete.

  Hope this information helped!

  Thank you, and in what concerns:

  Aziz Nadeem - Microsoft technical support.
  Visit our http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/answersfeedback/threads/ Microsoft answers feedback Forum and let us know what you think.

• Cannot open any desktop shortcut, get this message: this file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create an association in the folder option Control Panel > can't open anything in the control panel.

  Cannot open any desktop shortcut, get this message: this file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create an association in the folder option control panel > can't open anything in the control panel. And when you try to download patches get message saying "microsoft cannot find the file. Tried to copy the 'rundll32.exe' file in system32 but does not work, can not even open the clock! Help, please.

  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Office/default.aspx

  Office at the above link forums

  XP forums:

  http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/category/WindowsXP

  Link above is for XP Forums.

  There is a list of the different Forums XP to the link above to help you.

  You get the help you need there.

  Here is the Vista Forums.

  See you soon

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• Desktop icons not working not

  I tried to install a program earlier for the notebook of the teacher through a program called PowerSchool.  In the end, the application does not work on my Windows 7 laptop, but I find myself with desktop icons that don't work anymore.  All the desktop icons, (Google, Firefox, Explorer, iTunes, Picassa, you name, are no longer works and have been replaced by the Explorer "e" icon.)  When I click on an icon that would normally connect directly on iTunes, instead a window pops up "view downloads Internet Explorer."

  «View and follow your downloads»

  Do you want to run or save this program?

  What should I do so that my icons back to working relationships?

  Confused,.

  Jaime

  Hi John,.

  Welcome to the Microsoft Community Forum.

  1. You did it all change in the computer before the show?
  2. What security software do you use?

  Try the following suggestions and check.

  Method 1: Fix broken desktop shortcuts and common system maintenance tasks

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

  Method 2: When you open a file on a Windows-based computer, the file may start another program

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/2656106/en-us

  Important: This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems can occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you proceed with caution. For added protection, back up the registry before you edit it. Then you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click on the number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  How to back up and restore the registry in Windows

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/322756

  If you have any question, modify the program by default for a specific file Extension

  Change the program that opens a type of file

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-CA/Windows/change-file-open-program#1TC=Windows-7

  Let us know the result. We will be happy to help you further.

  Thank you

• Desktop icons not working is not after the closure of the internet.

  Original title: all the answers - desktop icons stop working

  I'm having the same problem with the desktop icons not working is not after the closure of the internet.  Any solution yet?

  Hello

  1. from the desktop icons do not work?

  2. what happens when you try to open these icons?

  3. it happens only after the closing of the internet?

  4. do you use the Internet Explorer browser to surf the internet?

   

  Method 1: Run the following fix - it:

  Difficulty of broken desktop shortcuts and common system maintenance tasks:

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

   

  Method 2: Reset to follow icon cache the mentioned below as follows:

  See the following steps:

   

  a. right-click on an empty area of the desktop and click on personalize.

  b. click the display properties.

  c. under colors, select medium (16 bit) and click on apply.

  NOTE: If you have medium (16 bit) selected, then select Highest (32 bit) instead. Sometimes, you have to do a reboot first, then go to step d. try both ways.

  d. click on Yes to confirm the new setting.

  e. now, select the highest (32 bit) and click OK.

  NOTE: If you already have the highest (32 bit) selected, then select medium (16 bit).

  II. click Yes to confirm the new setting.

  To follow cache icon rebuild the below steps.

  a. Open Folder Options to select (round) display the hidden files and folders.

  b. open a Windows Explorer window.

  c. go to C:\Users\(User Name) \AppData\Local
  d. right-click on IconCache.db and click on delete.

  e. click Yes to confirm the deletion.

  NOTE: This removes the file to the trash. It is safe to empty the trash when you are done.

  f. close the window.

  g emptying the trash.

  h. restart the computer.

  i. When you come back, you will notice the size of the file IconCache.db is reduced, and the update is now the current date. (See screenshot below)
  NOTE: If for some reason any IconCache.db isn't there or the size has not changed much, then just restart the computer again. You may need to restart a few times in some cases.

  j. the icon cache has been rebuilt.

• Shortcut icons on the desktop does not open.

  Shortcut icons on the desktop does not open unless I select a program in the "Open with" menu that appears whenever I click on a shortcut. This has only started recently. Previously I would click and icon would go directly to the Web site without asking how I want to open it. What is the cause?

  Hello

  · What is the number and the model of the computer?

  · Do you remember all the recent changes on the computer before the show?

  · What is the service pack installed?

  1. you can follow the steps in the link below and check if this can help: cannot open files with extensions such as.exe, .com, and.lnk on a Windows XP computer: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923077

  2. online virus scanner and check if any malware or virus detected on the computer activity. You can run the scan for viruses online from the link below: http://www.microsoft.com/security/scanner/en-us/default.aspx

  NOTE: Make sure that you select the correct version of the operating system before downloading the scanner)

• Desktop does not work

  Recently I got Dell reinstall Windows for me, and they have restored the backup I had. Everything seemed to work fine. I was re - install my apps, some of the original CD and a few downloads. I also updated to SP 3 Windows.

  Now the things on my desk does not work.
  1. the command run disappeared from the start menu. I went into the properties of the start menu and checked so that it should be established, but it doesn't show up.
  2 double click on any icon on my desktop does not work. To open an application that I right click and select 'open '.
  3. no provision starts from the start menu.
  4. the quick start icons come that if I go into the properties of the start bar and set it and then it doesn't show up when I restart the PC.
  5. nothing in the Quick Start bar opens with a single click.
  6. the search does not work when I right click on start and select search.

  Since the command run does not appear I can't service table to determine if the necessary services are defined.

  I'd appreciate a lot any help to get back on track.

  Glad to hear that everything got sorted out ultimately, and good luck in the future!

• My computer says my windows is not authintic but I know that this is what is wrong. I have on my another desktop and it works find but not on my labtop. It was working fine before.

  My computer says my windows is not authintic but I know that this is what is wrong.  I have on my another desktop and it works find but not on my labtop.  It was working fine before.

  A single license is a single Installation.

  See you soon.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• I created show and hide features in InDesign I want to export to interactive PDF format. These functions work when seen in Acrobat on the desktop, but not on iPad/Tablet - why?

  I created show and hide features in InDesign I want to export to interactive PDF format. These functions work when seen in Acrobat on the desktop, but not on iPad/Tablet - why?

  Why? Most likely because the PDF Viewer on the Tablet is too stupid to deal with show/hide functionality.

  You could try PDF Expert of Readdle on qpdf Notes Pro on Android and iOS devices.

  Depending on how the show/hide was created during the export of InDesign, it can work in viewers. Otherwise, you will need to open PDF files in Acrobat and edit features show/hide something more digests of PDF device viewers.

  BTW, you will encounter the same issues with the PDF display components in web browsers.

  I hope this can help.