icons n shortcuts on desktop are not responding!

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize (More info?)

Try the below link for possible shortcut fixes:-

http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm
LNK (Shortcut) File Association Fix (Restores Default Shortcut Behavior)
HTM/HTML Associations (Restore the default associations for htm/html files) and/or
URL File Association Fix (Restores default associations for URL - Internet shortcuts)

> i also wanted to know what is?:
> Ramesh, MS-MVP XP Shell/UI = Ramesh is a MS-MVP - Microsoft - Most Valuable
> Professional
> http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k - this is a link to Ramesh's site.

"wilwil" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:12fc01c4ad0f$030e9ae0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> The other icons and shortcuts e.g. itunes, msn messenger,
> icq. and other then the MS default ones on the desktop
> and those ones on the lower part of the START part, do
> NOT response no matter how many times i double click.
>
> i also wanted to know what is?:
> Ramesh, MS-MVP XP Shell/UI
> http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
>
>
>
>
> "wil" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message
> news:1b5101c4ac1e$17f70ec0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> I have discovered this issue this morning after running
> disk defragmenter over night. As usual I restart my pc
> and login but then i see this blue verticle colume(the
> ones similar to the those search, history colume on the
> left hand side of every window) after restarting. I right
> click, to property trying to fix up the issue under where
> it saids Desktop, but eventually doesnt work.
>
> i have check the regestry data
> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{00021400-0000-0000-C000-
> 000000000046}\shellex\ExtShellFolderViews\{5984FFE0-28D4-
> 11CF-AE66-08002B2E1262}\PersistMoniker
> and it should read: file://%userappdata%
> \Microsoft\InternetExplorer\Desktop.htt
> but it didnt work
>
> i have also tried find "ExtShellFolderViews" and i see
> the ATTRIBUTE on the right hand said but the DATA read
> 00 00 00 20. what is the problem n how i can fix that?
> thx for reading n helping
>
>
> start
> Run
> regsvr32 /i shell32.dll
> Enter
> Restart Windows.
>
>
> I ran REGSVR32 /I SHELL32.DLL n solved the issue THANKS
> however another problem arise. The other icons(other then
> the MS default ones) on the desktop and those ones on the
> lower part of the START part, do NOT response no matter
> how many times i double click.
>
> thx for helping again.

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize (More info?)

Thanks, Taurarian.

--
Ramesh, MS-MVP XP Shell/UI
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k


"Taurarian" <taurarianREMOVECAPS@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Try the below link for possible shortcut fixes:-

http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm
LNK (Shortcut) File Association Fix (Restores Default Shortcut Behavior)
HTM/HTML Associations (Restore the default associations for htm/html files)
and/or
URL File Association Fix (Restores default associations for URL - Internet
shortcuts)

> i also wanted to know what is?:
> Ramesh, MS-MVP XP Shell/UI = Ramesh is a MS-MVP - Microsoft - Most
> Valuable
> Professional
> http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k - this is a link to Ramesh's site.

"wilwil" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:12fc01c4ad0f$030e9ae0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> The other icons and shortcuts e.g. itunes, msn messenger,
> icq. and other then the MS default ones on the desktop
> and those ones on the lower part of the START part, do
> NOT response no matter how many times i double click.
>
> i also wanted to know what is?:
> Ramesh, MS-MVP XP Shell/UI
> http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
>
>
>
>
> "wil" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message
> news:1b5101c4ac1e$17f70ec0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> I have discovered this issue this morning after running
> disk defragmenter over night. As usual I restart my pc
> and login but then i see this blue verticle colume(the
> ones similar to the those search, history colume on the
> left hand side of every window) after restarting. I right
> click, to property trying to fix up the issue under where
> it saids Desktop, but eventually doesnt work.
>
> i have check the regestry data
> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{00021400-0000-0000-C000-
> 000000000046}\shellex\ExtShellFolderViews\{5984FFE0-28D4-
> 11CF-AE66-08002B2E1262}\PersistMoniker
> and it should read: file://%userappdata%
> \Microsoft\InternetExplorer\Desktop.htt
> but it didnt work
>
> i have also tried find "ExtShellFolderViews" and i see
> the ATTRIBUTE on the right hand said but the DATA read
> 00 00 00 20. what is the problem n how i can fix that?
> thx for reading n helping
>
>
> start
> Run
> regsvr32 /i shell32.dll
> Enter
> Restart Windows.
>
>
> I ran REGSVR32 /I SHELL32.DLL n solved the issue THANKS
> however another problem arise. The other icons(other then
> the MS default ones) on the desktop and those ones on the
> lower part of the START part, do NOT response no matter
> how many times i double click.
>
> thx for helping again.