*.LNK

I need help
All of my shortcuts have a .lnk on them (explorer.exe.Lnk)
On all shortcuts I have and all new ones that I make.
Therefore none of them no longer work.Can someone PLEASE
tell how to fix this problem
Thank You
john

Files with a LNK extension are shortcuts although by default the LNK
extension is not normally displayed when using Windows Explorer. It
appears that something has been making changes to the registry on your
system.

How long has this been happening? If only recently you could try using
system restore to roll your system back to before this problem started
although only do so if this is on the last few days. Alternatively you
could use the scanreg to restore one of the five backed up copies of the
registry, restoring a copy from immediately prior to the start of this
problem but then again only if this has happened in the last five days.

To use scanreg, close all running application, and then click Start, Run
and enter
SCANREG /RESTORE
in the box and click OK. Choose the backed up copy that immediately
predates the problem and then click OK. The system will restore a copy of
the registry from that date and reboot.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP [2001-2004]



john wrote:

I need help
All of my shortcuts have a .lnk on them (explorer.exe.Lnk)
On all shortcuts I have and all new ones that I make.
Therefore none of them no longer work.Can someone PLEASE
tell how to fix this problem
Thank You
john

Try Mike's suggestions first but if you have trouble, try this:

I will give you a fix for the usual lnkfile problem
Make a file from the lines below called Link.reg and doubleclick it.
You can use Notepad to create it from this message. Don't retype it as
an error might occur. Copy it.
Ensure that REGEDIT4 is the first line and that your mail/newsreader
does not add a space to the end of any line.
Ensure the last line is blank.
If your Windows folder is other than C:\Windows then alter the file
accordingly.

You will need to restart Windows after this fix to see the effect.

----------Link.reg ----below this line
REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.lnk]
@="lnkfile"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.lnk\ShellNew]
"Command"="C:\\WINDOWS\\rundll32.exe AppWiz.Cpl,NewLinkHere %1"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile]
@="Shortcut"
"EditFlags"=hex:01,00,00,00
"IsShortcut"=""
"NeverShowExt"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\CLSID]
@="{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\shellex]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\shellex\IconHandler]
@="{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\shellex\DropHandler]
@="{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\shellex\ContextMenuHandl ers]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\shellex\ContextMenuHandl ers\{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}]
@=""

--------(end of link.reg-----


In microsoft.public.windowsme.software, "john"
wrote:

I need help
All of my shortcuts have a .lnk on them (explorer.exe.Lnk)
On all shortcuts I have and all new ones that I make.
Therefore none of them no longer work.Can someone PLEASE
tell how to fix this problem
Thank You
john

MIKE
Thanks Very Much
Problem Solved
with scanreg /restore
Thanks again
John
-----Original Message-----
Files with a LNK extension are shortcuts although by
default the LNK
extension is not normally displayed when using Windows
Explorer. It
appears that something has been making changes to the
registry on your
system.

How long has this been happening? If only recently you
could try using
system restore to roll your system back to before this
problem started
although only do so if this is on the last few days.
Alternatively you
could use the scanreg to restore one of the five backed
up copies of the
registry, restoring a copy from immediately prior to the
start of this
problem but then again only if this has happened in the
last five days.

To use scanreg, close all running application, and then
click Start, Run
and enter
SCANREG /RESTORE
in the box and click OK. Choose the backed up copy that
immediately
predates the problem and then click OK. The system will
restore a copy of
the registry from that date and reboot.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP [2001-2004]



john wrote:

I need help
All of my shortcuts have a .lnk on them
(explorer.exe.Lnk)
On all shortcuts I have and all new ones that I make.
Therefore none of them no longer work.Can someone
PLEASE
tell how to fix this problem
Thank You
john


.

John,

Thanks for the feedback. Glad to read you managed to fix the problem so
easily.

BTW I really should have taken the time to post the fix that Alan posted
as this would have repaired the problem even if it had been present for
some time and before any scanreg /restore point.

Regards,
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP [2001-2004]



john wrote:

MIKE
Thanks Very Much
Problem Solved
with scanreg /restore
Thanks again

Alan,

I really should have made a similar post to yourself rather than
suggesting the use of scanreg /restore. Trouble is I'm tired and getting
sloppy having been fighting DNS problems with my ISP all day. :-(
--
Mike


Alan Edwards wrote:

Try Mike's suggestions first but if you have trouble, try this:

I will give you a fix for the usual lnkfile problem
Make a file from the lines below called Link.reg and doubleclick it.
You can use Notepad to create it from this message. Don't retype it as
an error might occur. Copy it.
Ensure that REGEDIT4 is the first line and that your mail/newsreader
does not add a space to the end of any line.
Ensure the last line is blank.
If your Windows folder is other than C:\Windows then alter the file
accordingly.

You will need to restart Windows after this fix to see the effect.

----------Link.reg ----below this line
REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.lnk]
@="lnkfile"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.lnk\ShellNew]
"Command"="C:\\WINDOWS\\rundll32.exe AppWiz.Cpl,NewLinkHere %1"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile]
@="Shortcut"
"EditFlags"=hex:01,00,00,00
"IsShortcut"=""
"NeverShowExt"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\CLSID]
@="{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\shellex]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\shellex\IconHandler]
@="{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\shellex\DropHandler]
@="{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\shellex\ContextMenuHandl ers]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\shellex\ContextMenuHandl ers\{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}]
@=""

--------(end of link.reg-----