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Windows Forum / Windows XP / New Users / May 2008Stuck on Desktop
I have on desktop something that I can not delete. Hovering over it says it is an internet shortcut. Rt Click shows me Print as default and the standard list of 'send to'. And none of the choices work. I suspect I acquired it by choosing 'create shortcut' from a page visited with IE. I suspect the name length may be an issue. Possibly 228 characters including spaces. How do I get rid of it? Norman Use the SUBST command to shorten the path and see if you can delete it. To associate the path with a drive letter at a Command Prompt issue the following command: subst x: "%userprofile%\desktop" You have to use the quotation marks as shown above. Now open Windows Explorer and see if you can delete it from the X drive. To delete remove the substituted drive at the Command Prompt issue: subst x: /d John > I have on desktop something that I can not delete. > Hovering over it says it is an internet shortcut. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > How do I get rid of it? > Norman Thanks but it did not work. Several of the shortcuts on desktop, those to programs, did not copy to x:, including the problem one. Norman > Use the SUBST command to shorten the path and see if you can delete it. To > associate the path with a drive letter at a Command Prompt issue the [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] >> How do I get rid of it? >> Norman Then substitute for the All Users desktop and see if it's there. subst x: "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop" Don't forget to delete the previous substituted X drive: subst x: /d John > Thanks but it did not work. Several of the shortcuts on desktop, those to > programs, did not copy to x:, including the problem one. [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] >>>How do I get rid of it? >>>Norman Thanks John, that did it. I guess I need to learn about that command since browsing to that folder showed the messed up form of the shortcut and would not delete. Norman > Then substitute for the All Users desktop and see if it's there. > [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] >>>>How do I get rid of it? >>>>Norman You're welcome. John > Thanks John, that did it. > I guess I need to learn about that command since browsing to that folder [quoted text clipped - 41 lines] >>>>>How do I get rid of it? >>>>>Norman |
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