XP SP3 install causes mapped drives to open in Notepad

[Guest Lisa Delafield]

After running current Windows updates I have a problem with mapped drives.

When you launch My Computer and click on a mapped drive it launches Notepad.

If you use Windows Explorer you can click on the mapped drive and it works

fine.

[Guest Thee Chicago Wolf]

Re: XP SP3 install causes mapped drives to open in Notepad

 

>After running current Windows updates I have a problem with mapped drives.

>When you launch My Computer and click on a mapped drive it launches Notepad.

>If you use Windows Explorer you can click on the mapped drive and it works

>fine.

 

Perhaps try to re-create the mappings.

 

- Thee Chicago Wolf

[Guest Lisa Delafield]

Re: XP SP3 install causes mapped drives to open in Notepad

 

I did try that and the mapped drives still launch notepad.

 

Thanks

 

"Thee Chicago Wolf" wrote:

> >After running current Windows updates I have a problem with mapped drives.

> >When you launch My Computer and click on a mapped drive it launches Notepad.

> >If you use Windows Explorer you can click on the mapped drive and it works

> >fine.

>

> Perhaps try to re-create the mappings.

>

> - Thee Chicago Wolf

>

[Guest PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Re: XP SP3 install causes mapped drives to open in Notepad

 

Free unlimited installation and compatibility support is available for

Windows XP, but only for Service Pack 3 (SP3), until 14 Apr-09. Chat and

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XP" then select "Windows XP Service Pack 3"

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Lisa Delafield wrote:

> I did try that and the mapped drives still launch notepad.

>

> Thanks

>

> "Thee Chicago Wolf" wrote:

>

>>> After running current Windows updates I have a problem with mapped

>>> drives.

>>> When you launch My Computer and click on a mapped drive it launches

>>> Notepad. If you use Windows Explorer you can click on the mapped drive

>>> and it works fine.

>>

>> Perhaps try to re-create the mappings.

>>

>> - Thee Chicago Wolf

[Guest Thee Chicago Wolf]

Re: XP SP3 install causes mapped drives to open in Notepad

 

>I did try that and the mapped drives still launch notepad.

 

What extension does the mapped link create? You may just have to

reassociate it with explorer.exe.

 

- Thee Chicago Wolf