Shortcut creation changed -what did I do?

Ramesh, MS-MVP wrote:

> John,
>
> What's the default option (shown in Bold letters) when you right-click the
> folder shortcut? Meanwhile, execute the following command from Start, Run
> dialog:
>
> regsvr32 /i shell32.dll
>

Ramesh,

I created a shortcut, and the option in bold is SEARCH. However, if I
check a shortcut created before a few days ago, it is OPEN.

I did the regsvr32 /i shell32.dll cmd and still get the same problem. Is
there a fix? In the mean time, I will reboot and see if it is fixed.

Thanks,
John

John,

This is interesting. Right-click the newly created shortcut and choose
Properties. In the "Shortcut" tab, make a note of the target command, and
post it here.

You may try fixing the file association settings for the following items:

1. Folder
2. Directory
3. .LNK fils (shortcuts)

File association fixes:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


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Ramesh, MS-MVP wrote:

> John,
>
> What's the default option (shown in Bold letters) when you right-click the
> folder shortcut? Meanwhile, execute the following command from Start, Run
> dialog:
>
> regsvr32 /i shell32.dll
>

Ramesh,

I created a shortcut, and the option in bold is SEARCH. However, if I
check a shortcut created before a few days ago, it is OPEN.

I did the regsvr32 /i shell32.dll cmd and still get the same problem. Is
there a fix? In the mean time, I will reboot and see if it is fixed.

Thanks,
John

Ramesh,

The link, http://www.dougknox.com/xp/fileassoc/linkfile_fix.zip, is
corrupted. It saves as a 1kb zip file; when opening with PowerArchiver,
it shows it to contain about that, but it will not totally extract.

I finally was able to extract it, but Regedit would not take it either
by clicking on it, or by importing it from within Regedit; it said it
was not a legitimate reg file.

The target command on any newly created shortcut is SEARCH.

When I did the regsvr32 /i shell32.dll cmd I rebooted and XP crashed
upon rebooting, so I booted in Safe mode and restored to a previous
date. It has booted fine since then, but the shortcuts still do not
work. What was that cmd supposed to do?

Thanks,
John

Ramesh, MS-MVP wrote:

> John,
>
> This is interesting. Right-click the newly created shortcut and choose
> Properties. In the "Shortcut" tab, make a note of the target command, and
> post it here.
>
> You may try fixing the file association settings for the following items:
>
> 1. Folder
> 2. Directory
> 3. .LNK fils (shortcuts)
>
> File association fixes:
> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm
>

John,

I'm able to extract the .REG file, and can merge the contents to the
registry. Perhaps you can try opening Regedit.exe and try importing the REG
file this time.

>> What was that cmd supposed to do?

The command fixes incorrect value data in the following locations:

HKCR\Directory\shell

And re-creates other missing keys/values. Shell32.dll registration is useful
in many situations, and often recommended in the newsgroup.

BTW, what was the crash about? Any mention of a file name?

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


"John" <GreekTeacher@ameritech.net> wrote in message
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Ramesh,

The link, http://www.dougknox.com/xp/fileassoc/linkfile_fix.zip, is
corrupted. It saves as a 1kb zip file; when opening with PowerArchiver,
it shows it to contain about that, but it will not totally extract.

I finally was able to extract it, but Regedit would not take it either
by clicking on it, or by importing it from within Regedit; it said it
was not a legitimate reg file.

The target command on any newly created shortcut is SEARCH.

When I did the regsvr32 /i shell32.dll cmd I rebooted and XP crashed
upon rebooting, so I booted in Safe mode and restored to a previous
date. It has booted fine since then, but the shortcuts still do not
work. What was that cmd supposed to do?

Thanks,
John

Ramesh,

The crash occurred early in XP boot, and it just recycled back to system
re-boot, so I quickly went to safe mode and did a restore. Perhaps I
will try your cmd again and see if it fixes the shortcut prob.



Ramesh, MS-MVP wrote:

> John,
>
> I'm able to extract the .REG file, and can merge the contents to the
> registry. Perhaps you can try opening Regedit.exe and try importing the REG
> file this time.
>

>>> What was that cmd supposed to do?

>
> The command fixes incorrect value data in the following locations:
>
> HKCR\Directory\shell
>
> And re-creates other missing keys/values. Shell32.dll registration is useful
> in many situations, and often recommended in the newsgroup.
>
> BTW, what was the crash about? Any mention of a file name?
>