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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 |
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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 |
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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 . |
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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 |
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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----- |
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