Guest Bobby Posted August 2, 2007 Posted August 2, 2007 Hi, I have an icon on my desktop which is a shortcut to an application. This application is one that you probably haven't heard of, called Magicut. It has worked fine for at least two years, but suddenly over the past week it has stopped working. When I double click on the icon, the hour glass appears for a few seconds, but then disappears and the application does not open. I appreciate that you probably don't know this application, but as a general rule, is there anything I should try when an this happens? It has happened occasionally in the past with other applications. I don't think that this is a problem with the application itself, but I can't be sure. I think it's an XP problem. Thanks in advance for any help you can offer, Colin
Guest TaurArian [MS-MVP] Posted August 2, 2007 Posted August 2, 2007 Re: Double clicking icon doesn't work If you can start the application from the exe file and there's no problems, then try re-creating a shortcut to the application. -- ==================================== TaurArian [MS-MVP] 2005-2008 - Australia ==================================== How to make a good post: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm Defending your machine: http://defendingyourmachine2.blogspot.com/ http://taurarian.mvps.org/index.htm Emails will not be acknowledged - please post to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Bobby" <bobby2@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message news:1186042980.849129.89390@w3g2000hsg.googlegroups.com... | Hi, | I have an icon on my desktop which is a shortcut to an application. | This application is one that you probably haven't heard of, called | Magicut. It has worked fine for at least two years, but suddenly over | the past week it has stopped working. When I double click on the icon, | the hour glass appears for a few seconds, but then disappears and the | application does not open. | | I appreciate that you probably don't know this application, but as a | general rule, is there anything I should try when an this happens? It | has happened occasionally in the past with other applications. | | I don't think that this is a problem with the application itself, but | I can't be sure. I think it's an XP problem. | | Thanks in advance for any help you can offer, | | Colin |
Guest Ron Badour Posted August 2, 2007 Posted August 2, 2007 Re: Double clicking icon doesn't work If it is the only shortcut exhibiting this behavior, then odds are it is not an XP problem. Go to the Magicut folder and double click the program's .exe file. If the program opens, create a new shortcut to it and replace the one on your desktop. If the program doesn't open, reinstall Magicut. -- Regards Ron Badour MS MVP 1997 - 2007 "Bobby" <bobby2@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message news:1186042980.849129.89390@w3g2000hsg.googlegroups.com... > Hi, > I have an icon on my desktop which is a shortcut to an application. > This application is one that you probably haven't heard of, called > Magicut. It has worked fine for at least two years, but suddenly over > the past week it has stopped working. When I double click on the icon, > the hour glass appears for a few seconds, but then disappears and the > application does not open. > > I appreciate that you probably don't know this application, but as a > general rule, is there anything I should try when an this happens? It > has happened occasionally in the past with other applications. > > I don't think that this is a problem with the application itself, but > I can't be sure. I think it's an XP problem. > > Thanks in advance for any help you can offer, > > Colin >
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