Unable to access programs from shortcuts

Hi

Please see the following link to Doug Knox's web site and try the fix for
the .LNK files:

http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm

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Will Denny

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"jchchye" wrote in message

> Hi. The icons on my desktop that previously have its icon now appear
> to have lose its icon and replaced by the "no icon" icon. This
> happens
> only to *.lnk files in my start menu too. Each time i clicked on the
> icons, nothing happens.
>
> The tasks running next to my clock is also gone. Then a window appear
> and says windows cannot open those tasks e.g.
>
> I tried to use System Restore but then the shortcut can't be used too.
> If I have to use system restore, how should I run it?
>
> Please help me. Thanks.
>
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"jchchye" wrote in message

> On Mar 15, 4:57 pm, "Will Denny" wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> Please see the following link to Doug Knox's web site and try the fix for
>> the .LNK files:
>>
>> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm
>>
>> --
>>
>> Will Denny
>>
>> MS MVP Shell/User
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>>
>> "jchchye" wrote in message
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> > Hi. The icons on my desktop that previously have its icon now appear
>> > to have lose its icon and replaced by the "no icon" icon. This
>> > happens
>> > only to *.lnk files in my start menu too. Each time i clicked on the
>> > icons, nothing happens.
>>
>> > The tasks running next to my clock is also gone. Then a window appear
>> > and says windows cannot open those tasks e.g.
>>
>> > I tried to use System Restore but then the shortcut can't be used too.
>> > If I have to use system restore, how should I run it?
>>
>> > Please help me. Thanks.- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
>
> Thank you Wll Denny.. Thank you.
>

You're welcome.

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Hi Will,

This worked for me!

I had to download the .lnk and the .exe.

Of course I couldn't open regedit.exe because the .exe extension was messed
up. But Good New, Doug had a workaround for that on his site.

So all is back to normal.

Thanks.

"Will Denny" wrote:

> "jchchye" wrote in message
>
> > On Mar 15, 4:57 pm, "Will Denny" wrote:
> >> Hi
> >>
> >> Please see the following link to Doug Knox's web site and try the fix for
> >> the .LNK files:
> >>
> >> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> Will Denny
> >>
> >> MS MVP Shell/User
> >> Please Reply to the News Groups
> >>
> >> "jchchye" wrote in message
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> > Hi. The icons on my desktop that previously have its icon now appear
> >> > to have lose its icon and replaced by the "no icon" icon. This
> >> > happens
> >> > only to *.lnk files in my start menu too. Each time i clicked on the
> >> > icons, nothing happens.
> >>
> >> > The tasks running next to my clock is also gone. Then a window appear
> >> > and says windows cannot open those tasks e.g.
> >>
> >> > I tried to use System Restore but then the shortcut can't be used too.
> >> > If I have to use system restore, how should I run it?
> >>
> >> > Please help me. Thanks.- Hide quoted text -
> >>
> >> - Show quoted text -
> >
> > Thank you Wll Denny.. Thank you.
> >
>
> You're welcome.
>
> --
>
>
> Will Denny
>
> MS MVP Shell/User
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>
>
>
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Glad everything is sorted.

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"Matt The Hepcat" wrote in message

> Hi Will,
>
> This worked for me!
>
> I had to download the .lnk and the .exe.
>
> Of course I couldn't open regedit.exe because the .exe extension was
> messed
> up. But Good New, Doug had a workaround for that on his site.
>
> So all is back to normal.
>
> Thanks.
>
> "Will Denny" wrote:
>
>> "jchchye" wrote in message
>>
>> > On Mar 15, 4:57 pm, "Will Denny" wrote:
>> >> Hi
>> >>
>> >> Please see the following link to Doug Knox's web site and try the fix
>> >> for
>> >> the .LNK files:
>> >>
>> >> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >>
>> >> Will Denny
>> >>
>> >> MS MVP Shell/User
>> >> Please Reply to the News Groups
>> >>
>> >> "jchchye" wrote in message
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> > Hi. The icons on my desktop that previously have its icon now appear
>> >> > to have lose its icon and replaced by the "no icon" icon. This
>> >> > happens
>> >> > only to *.lnk files in my start menu too. Each time i clicked on the
>> >> > icons, nothing happens.
>> >>
>> >> > The tasks running next to my clock is also gone. Then a window
>> >> > appear
>> >> > and says windows cannot open those tasks e.g.
>> >>
>> >> > I tried to use System Restore but then the shortcut can't be used
>> >> > too.
>> >> > If I have to use system restore, how should I run it?
>> >>
>> >> > Please help me. Thanks.- Hide quoted text -
>> >>
>> >> - Show quoted text -
>> >
>> > Thank you Wll Denny.. Thank you.
>> >
>>
>> You're welcome.
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>> Will Denny
>>
>> MS MVP Shell/User
>> Please Reply to the News Groups
>>
>>
>>
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On Mar 15, 4:57 pm, "Will Denny" wrote:
> Hi
>
> Please see the following link to Doug Knox's web site and try the fix for
> the .LNK files:
>
> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm
>
> --
>
> Will Denny
>
> MS MVP Shell/User
> Please Reply to the News Groups
>
> "jchchye" wrote in message
>
>
>
>
>
> > Hi. The icons on my desktop that previously have its icon now appear
> > to have lose its icon and replaced by the "no icon" icon. This
> > happens
> > only to *.lnk files in my start menu too. Each time i clicked on the
> > icons, nothing happens.
>
> > The tasks running next to my clock is also gone. Then a window appear
> > and says windows cannot open those tasks e.g.
>
> > I tried to use System Restore but then the shortcut can't be used too.
> > If I have to use system restore, how should I run it?
>
> > Please help me. Thanks.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Hello again. I forgot to ask. How could all this happen on its own?
Could it be that it was caused by a virus?
I have Lavasoft Adwatch on and each time an attempt to change the
registry occurs (add or delete a registry value; if add, new data:
"xxdataxx"), I'll be prompted to allow or to block it. Of course, not
being very good with these things, either I allow or block it. I don't
even know what I'm doing. I hope I know what I can do when this happen
again.
Really appreciate you people here. Tq.
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