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Gene - 10 Jun 2008 00:50 GMT

Using XP/IE7 and File > Send > Short Cut to Desktop. Click on this Desktop
Short Cut just created, it does not work. Nothing happens.
Help please and.....
THANKS!
Gene

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PA Bear [MS MVP] - 10 Jun 2008 01:02 GMT

Define "does not work."

> Using XP/IE7 and File > Send > Short Cut to Desktop. Click on this Desktop
> Short Cut just created, it does not work. Nothing happens.
> Help please and.....
> THANKS!
> Gene

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Gene - 10 Jun 2008 01:37 GMT

Does not work = When I click on the shortcut, IE7 page does not open. Nothing
happens when I click on the shortcut.

> Define "does not work."
>
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> > THANKS!
> > Gene

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PA Bear [MS MVP] - 10 Jun 2008 02:01 GMT

Do you have another browser installed (e.g., Firefox)? Is IE the default
Browser in Set Program Access and Defaults?

Do the instructions on this page http://www.oehelp.com/ielnk.aspx resolve
the behavior (ignore any references to OE)?

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> Does not work = When I click on the shortcut, IE7 page does not open.
> Nothing happens when I click on the shortcut.
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>>> THANKS!
>>> Gene

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Gene - 10 Jun 2008 05:21 GMT

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! IE was not the default!
THANKS!
Gene:)

> Do you have another browser installed (e.g., Firefox)? Is IE the default
> Browser in Set Program Access and Defaults?
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> >>> THANKS!
> >>> Gene

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PA Bear [MS MVP] - 10 Jun 2008 16:20 GMT

YW & thanks for your feedback.

Depending on how you might have answered my questions, I might have pointed
you to
http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/fix-windows-error-opening-internet-shortcut-or
-hyperlink-using-firefox/
but I won't bother now. <eg>

> THANK YOU! THANK YOU! IE was not the default!
> THANKS!
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>>>>> THANKS!
>>>>> Gene

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Bruce Hagen - 10 Jun 2008 02:44 GMT

File > Send? Where are you clicking on File?

What about Start | All Programs. Right click on Internet Explorer and Send
To | Desktop (create shortcut).

If that does not resolve it, see this.

Fix for Internet Explorer 7 Desktop Icon Missing:
http://www.windowsreference.com/windows-xp/fix-for-internet-explorer-7-desktop-i
con-missing/

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> Using XP/IE7 and File > Send > Short Cut to Desktop. Click on this Desktop
> Short Cut just created, it does not work. Nothing happens.
> Help please and.....
> THANKS!
> Gene

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