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    All shortcuts link to MSN

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by KiwiBoy, Sep 17, 2007.

  1. KiwiBoy

    KiwiBoy Notebook Consultant

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    Hello.
    I accidentally set all of the shortcuts on my computer to link to msn. Is there a way to revert it or fix it? Thanks. :(
     
    KiwiBoy, Sep 17, 2007
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    Pitabred Linux geek con rat flail!

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    Well, how did you do that? What were you doing when it started? Mucking about in the registry? If so, you probably set .lnk and/or .pif files to be executed via Internet Explorer or something. But that's just a guess... we'd need a lot more info to debug what happened.
     
    Pitabred, Sep 17, 2007
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  3. LIVEFRMNYC

    LIVEFRMNYC Blah Blah Blah!!!

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    Try System Restore
     
    LIVEFRMNYC, Sep 17, 2007
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  4. KiwiBoy

    KiwiBoy Notebook Consultant

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    What happen was that I clicked on the usual shortcut I use for msn. But somehow it couldn't find the program to open. So then I manually set the shortcut to link to msn, and I checked the "do this each time or something like that" box. Then this is what I got. :)
     
    KiwiBoy, Sep 17, 2007
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    Pitabred Linux geek con rat flail!

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    Doh. Yeah, it sounds like you somehow associated your shortcuts with MSN.

    Check out this post. It'll get you started fixing it. Be careful, as mucking about in the registry can break your system very easily.
     
    Pitabred, Sep 17, 2007
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  6. KiwiBoy

    KiwiBoy Notebook Consultant

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    Thanks for the post. I don't think I'll be doing it as I already planned to do a clean install of vista again due to my other driver issues. :)
     
    KiwiBoy, Sep 17, 2007
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    Pitabred Linux geek con rat flail!

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    That's how I learned ;) Just keep trying to fix the problems, and keep your important data backed up.
     
    Pitabred, Sep 17, 2007
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