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Guest Starchild

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Hi all.....running Win XP Home Version SP2-have latest updates installed,

now I

can no longer right click a program and send it to desktop as a short

cut....what's up with that and HOW can I fix it? Thanx

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Guest Mark L. Ferguson

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Re: Win XP SP2 Will No Longer Create Desktop Short Cuts w/Rt Click->send to

 

Repair Send To Desktop Shortcut:

http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/xp_sendtodesktop.htm

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Mark L. Ferguson

 

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"Starchild" <starchld@rochester.rr.com> wrote in message

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> Hi all.....running Win XP Home Version SP2-have latest updates installed,

> now I

> can no longer right click a program and send it to desktop as a short

> cut....what's up with that and HOW can I fix it? Thanx

>

>

Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]

Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]

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Re: Win XP SP2 Will No Longer Create Desktop Short Cuts w/Rt Click->send to

 

Starchild <starchld@rochester.rr.com> wrote:

> Hi all.....running Win XP Home Version SP2-have latest updates

> installed, now I

> can no longer right click a program and send it to desktop as a short

> cut....what's up with that and HOW can I fix it? Thanx

 

What do you see in "send to" ?

What happens when you try?

 

No need to post to so many groups, note - a small handful will suffice.

M.p.windowsxp.general gets the most traffic.

Guest Starchild

Guest Starchild

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Re: Win XP SP2 Will No Longer Create Desktop Short Cuts w/Rt Click->send to

 

When I Rt click and get the "send to" drop down menu...if I choose "desktop

create shortcut" there is NO shortcut placed on my desktop. Worked

perfectly before-now it won't work at all....I even tried the Doug Knox

repair-STILL won't work!...Starchild

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"

<lanwench@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmailatyahoo.com> wrote in message

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> Starchild <starchld@rochester.rr.com> wrote:

>> Hi all.....running Win XP Home Version SP2-have latest updates

>> installed, now I

>> can no longer right click a program and send it to desktop as a short

>> cut....what's up with that and HOW can I fix it? Thanx

>

> What do you see in "send to" ?

> What happens when you try?

>

> No need to post to so many groups, note - a small handful will suffice.

> M.p.windowsxp.general gets the most traffic.

>

Guest Script

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Re: Win XP SP2 Will No Longer Create Desktop Short Cuts w/Rt Click

 

Re: Win XP SP2 Will No Longer Create Desktop Short Cuts w/Rt Click

 

If you rt.-click the Desktop, hover over "Arrange Icons By....>", is "Show

Desktop Icons" Checked?

 

"Starchild" wrote:

> When I Rt click and get the "send to" drop down menu...if I choose "desktop

> create shortcut" there is NO shortcut placed on my desktop. Worked

> perfectly before-now it won't work at all....I even tried the Doug Knox

> repair-STILL won't work!...Starchild

> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"

> <lanwench@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmailatyahoo.com> wrote in message

> news:uKHYtZXdIHA.5348@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> > Starchild <starchld@rochester.rr.com> wrote:

> >> Hi all.....running Win XP Home Version SP2-have latest updates

> >> installed, now I

> >> can no longer right click a program and send it to desktop as a short

> >> cut....what's up with that and HOW can I fix it? Thanx

> >

> > What do you see in "send to" ?

> > What happens when you try?

> >

> > No need to post to so many groups, note - a small handful will suffice.

> > M.p.windowsxp.general gets the most traffic.

> >

>

>

Guest Starchild

Guest Starchild

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Re: Win XP SP2 Will No Longer Create Desktop Short Cuts w/Rt Click

 

YES..."show Desktop icons" is checked. I noticed lastnight that when I rt

clicked->send to->desktop ..the icon would not show on my desktop screen,

HOWEVER it WOULD show up in windows explorer under desktop

"Script" <Script@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:DA473139-0FC7-44A1-B202-898417DDA7A1@microsoft.com...

> If you rt.-click the Desktop, hover over "Arrange Icons By....>", is "Show

> Desktop Icons" Checked?

>

> "Starchild" wrote:

>

>> When I Rt click and get the "send to" drop down menu...if I choose

>> "desktop

>> create shortcut" there is NO shortcut placed on my desktop. Worked

>> perfectly before-now it won't work at all....I even tried the Doug Knox

>> repair-STILL won't work!...Starchild

>> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"

>> <lanwench@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmailatyahoo.com> wrote in

>> message

>> news:uKHYtZXdIHA.5348@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>> > Starchild <starchld@rochester.rr.com> wrote:

>> >> Hi all.....running Win XP Home Version SP2-have latest updates

>> >> installed, now I

>> >> can no longer right click a program and send it to desktop as a short

>> >> cut....what's up with that and HOW can I fix it? Thanx

>> >

>> > What do you see in "send to" ?

>> > What happens when you try?

>> >

>> > No need to post to so many groups, note - a small handful will suffice.

>> > M.p.windowsxp.general gets the most traffic.

>> >

>>

>>

Guest Colin Barnhorst

Guest Colin Barnhorst

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Re: Win XP SP2 Will No Longer Create Desktop Short Cuts w/Rt Click

 

Re: Win XP SP2 Will No Longer Create Desktop Short Cuts w/Rt Click

 

Does it show if you increase the spacing between icons?

 

"Starchild" <starchld@rochester.rr.com> wrote in message

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> YES..."show Desktop icons" is checked. I noticed lastnight that when I rt

> clicked->send to->desktop ..the icon would not show on my desktop screen,

> HOWEVER it WOULD show up in windows explorer under desktop

> "Script" <Script@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:DA473139-0FC7-44A1-B202-898417DDA7A1@microsoft.com...

>> If you rt.-click the Desktop, hover over "Arrange Icons By....>", is

>> "Show

>> Desktop Icons" Checked?

>>

>> "Starchild" wrote:

>>

>>> When I Rt click and get the "send to" drop down menu...if I choose

>>> "desktop

>>> create shortcut" there is NO shortcut placed on my desktop. Worked

>>> perfectly before-now it won't work at all....I even tried the Doug Knox

>>> repair-STILL won't work!...Starchild

>>> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"

>>> <lanwench@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmailatyahoo.com> wrote in

>>> message

>>> news:uKHYtZXdIHA.5348@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>> > Starchild <starchld@rochester.rr.com> wrote:

>>> >> Hi all.....running Win XP Home Version SP2-have latest updates

>>> >> installed, now I

>>> >> can no longer right click a program and send it to desktop as a short

>>> >> cut....what's up with that and HOW can I fix it? Thanx

>>> >

>>> > What do you see in "send to" ?

>>> > What happens when you try?

>>> >

>>> > No need to post to so many groups, note - a small handful will

>>> > suffice.

>>> > M.p.windowsxp.general gets the most traffic.

>>> >

>>>

>>>

>

>

Guest Sharon Fink

Guest Sharon Fink

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Re: Win XP SP2 Will No Longer Create Desktop Short Cuts w/Rt Click->send to

 

In article <uGQt9VadIHA.4172@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl>,

"Starchild" <starchld@rochester.rr.com> wrote:

> When I Rt click and get the "send to" drop down menu...if I choose "desktop

> create shortcut" there is NO shortcut placed on my desktop. Worked

> perfectly before-now it won't work at all....I even tried the Doug Knox

> repair-STILL won't work!...Starchild

 

Try a right click on the desktop and choose "refresh" -or- click on the

desktop, then press F5

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Sharon F

Desktop User Experience - MVP

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