Guest Simon Kwong Posted August 20, 2007 Posted August 20, 2007 Hi, Symptoms: 1. There was a Windows Explorer Shortcut in the Quick Launch toolbar. When it was clicked, no response. 2. When clicked Start -> Programs -> Accessories -> Windows Explorer, no response too. 3. My Computer icon on desktop worked normal. 4. When clicked Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Add or Remove Programs, no response. 5. From the My Computer icon on desktop, double clicked c:\Windows\system32\appwiz.cpl, Add or Remove Programs panel appeared. 6. There were problems of some Windows shortcut icons (not all). Following methods were tried but still failed: 1. Run anti-virus programs but no virus were found. 2. Run Windows System restore, but the problem still there. I did not want to re-install XP, any other suggestions? I were using windows XP SP2. Thanks
Guest Elmo Posted August 20, 2007 Posted August 20, 2007 Re: Some Windows XP shortcuts not responding Simon Kwong wrote: > Hi, > > Symptoms: > 1. There was a Windows Explorer Shortcut in the Quick Launch toolbar. When > it was clicked, no response. > 2. When clicked Start -> Programs -> Accessories -> Windows Explorer, no > response too. > 3. My Computer icon on desktop worked normal. > 4. When clicked Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Add or Remove > Programs, no response. > 5. From the My Computer icon on desktop, double clicked > c:\Windows\system32\appwiz.cpl, Add or Remove Programs panel appeared. > 6. There were problems of some Windows shortcut icons (not all). > > Following methods were tried but still failed: > 1. Run anti-virus programs but no virus were found. > 2. Run Windows System restore, but the problem still there. > > I did not want to re-install XP, any other suggestions? > I were using windows XP SP2. > Thanks It might help to repair the .Lnk association here: Fix File Associations. http://dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm -- Joe =o)
Guest Simon Kwong Posted August 22, 2007 Posted August 22, 2007 Re: Some Windows XP shortcuts not responding Thanks Elmo. However, the problem still not solved. "Elmo" wrote: > Simon Kwong wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Symptoms: > > 1. There was a Windows Explorer Shortcut in the Quick Launch toolbar. When > > it was clicked, no response. > > 2. When clicked Start -> Programs -> Accessories -> Windows Explorer, no > > response too. > > 3. My Computer icon on desktop worked normal. > > 4. When clicked Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Add or Remove > > Programs, no response. > > 5. From the My Computer icon on desktop, double clicked > > c:\Windows\system32\appwiz.cpl, Add or Remove Programs panel appeared. > > 6. There were problems of some Windows shortcut icons (not all). > > > > Following methods were tried but still failed: > > 1. Run anti-virus programs but no virus were found. > > 2. Run Windows System restore, but the problem still there. > > > > I did not want to re-install XP, any other suggestions? > > I were using windows XP SP2. > > Thanks > > It might help to repair the .Lnk association here: > > Fix File Associations. > http://dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm > > -- > Joe =o) >
Guest Gary S. Terhune Posted August 22, 2007 Posted August 22, 2007 Re: Some Windows XP shortcuts not responding Not sure I can help, but I have a few questions. Do other shortcuts besides the Explorer shortcut work (not My computer or other "namespace" icons like My Documents)? Can you make a new Explorer shortcut that works? Do any of the other CP applets work? Can you launch explorer from the Run box? -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User http://www.grystmill.com "Simon Kwong" <SimonKwong@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:160C57A5-C7EE-41F1-954E-4DED7169241B@microsoft.com... > Hi, > > Symptoms: > 1. There was a Windows Explorer Shortcut in the Quick Launch toolbar. When > it was clicked, no response. > 2. When clicked Start -> Programs -> Accessories -> Windows Explorer, no > response too. > 3. My Computer icon on desktop worked normal. > 4. When clicked Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Add or Remove > Programs, no response. > 5. From the My Computer icon on desktop, double clicked > c:\Windows\system32\appwiz.cpl, Add or Remove Programs panel appeared. > 6. There were problems of some Windows shortcut icons (not all). > > Following methods were tried but still failed: > 1. Run anti-virus programs but no virus were found. > 2. Run Windows System restore, but the problem still there. > > I did not want to re-install XP, any other suggestions? > I were using windows XP SP2. > Thanks
Guest =?Utf-8?B?U2ltb24gS3dvbmc=?= Posted August 25, 2007 Posted August 25, 2007 Re: Some Windows XP shortcuts not responding Hi Gary, Thanks you for your attention. My problem was fixed. The shortcuts were deleted and re-created manually. For the Windows Explorer, it was found in C:\Windows\explorer.exe. A new shortcut was created and placed in Quick Launch. Thanks! "Gary S. Terhune" wrote: > Not sure I can help, but I have a few questions. Do other shortcuts besides the Explorer shortcut work (not My computer or other "namespace" icons like My Documents)? Can you make a new Explorer shortcut that works? Do any of the other CP applets work? Can you launch explorer from the Run box? > > -- > Gary S. Terhune > MS-MVP Shell/User > http://www.grystmill.com > > "Simon Kwong" <SimonKwong@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:160C57A5-C7EE-41F1-954E-4DED7169241B@microsoft.com... > > Hi, > > > > Symptoms: > > 1. There was a Windows Explorer Shortcut in the Quick Launch toolbar. When > > it was clicked, no response. > > 2. When clicked Start -> Programs -> Accessories -> Windows Explorer, no > > response too. > > 3. My Computer icon on desktop worked normal. > > 4. When clicked Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Add or Remove > > Programs, no response. > > 5. From the My Computer icon on desktop, double clicked > > c:\Windows\system32\appwiz.cpl, Add or Remove Programs panel appeared. > > 6. There were problems of some Windows shortcut icons (not all). > > > > Following methods were tried but still failed: > > 1. Run anti-virus programs but no virus were found. > > 2. Run Windows System restore, but the problem still there. > > > > I did not want to re-install XP, any other suggestions? > > I were using windows XP SP2. > > Thanks >
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