Programs not running from desktop

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Hi William,

Try the .lnl repair file from MVP Doug Knox here under WinXP Fixes/File
Association Fixes: www.dougknox.com

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"William" <willwest22@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Hi
>
> I am running Windows XP on a Sony VAIO.
>
> For no apparent reason, some of my desktop shortcuts would not execute the
> program giving me the message...
> "Windows cannot access the specified device, file or path. You may not
> have
> the appropriate permissions to access the item."
> However, I am the only user on the machine and I can access the programs
> from "Start>Programs....". I can also start the programs if I pull the
> desktop shortcut to my taskbar.
> I have tried deleting the shortcut and replacing it but this doesn't help.
>
> Please help.
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>
> Regards
>
> William
>
>
>