all of a sudden windows can't open anything but a browser

"Max Goldman" wrote:

> Papa Jonah <PapaJonah.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >All of my links on my desktop or program list have my icons stripped and
> >replaced with the standard non-descript placekeeper. When I click on any of
> >them, including Word or Excel I get the message that Windows cannot open
> >this file - search on the internet or pick from list.
> >What the heck happened?
>
> What did you DO before this happened?
>

Papa Jonah <PapaJonah RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>"Max Goldman" wrote:
>
>> Papa Jonah <PapaJonah RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>> >All of my links on my desktop or program list have my icons stripped and
>> >replaced with the standard non-descript placekeeper. When I click on any of
>> >them, including Word or Excel I get the message that Windows cannot open
>> >this file - search on the internet or pick from list.
>> >What the heck happened?
>>
>> What did you DO before this happened?

I know what I wrote. Answer the question.

Sorry, I thought I did. I guess it didn't take. All I did was check my email.

"Max Goldman" wrote:

> Papa Jonah <PapaJonah.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >"Max Goldman" wrote:
> >
> >> Papa Jonah <PapaJonah.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> >All of my links on my desktop or program list have my icons stripped and
> >> >replaced with the standard non-descript placekeeper. When I click on any of
> >> >them, including Word or Excel I get the message that Windows cannot open
> >> >this file - search on the internet or pick from list.
> >> >What the heck happened?
> >>
> >> What did you DO before this happened?
>
> I know what I wrote. Answer the question.
>

Jonah

Right click on any Desktop icon ( preferably something most users have )
and select Properties, General tab. Tell what the icon is for and the
entries in the boxes on the General tab of the Properties window.

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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Stourport, England
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Papa Jonah wrote:
> Sorry, I thought I did. I guess it didn't take. All I did was check
> my email.
>
> "Max Goldman" wrote:
>
>> Papa Jonah <PapaJonah.RemoveThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>>> "Max Goldman" wrote:
>>>
>>>> Papa Jonah <PapaJonah.RemoveThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> All of my links on my desktop or program list have my icons
>>>>> stripped and replaced with the standard non-descript placekeeper.
>>>>> When I click on any of them, including Word or Excel I get the
>>>>> message that Windows cannot open this file - search on the
>>>>> internet or pick from list.
>>>>> What the heck happened?
>>>>
>>>> What did you DO before this happened?
>>
>> I know what I wrote. Answer the question.

Get some file extension fixes from Doug's site:
http://www.dougknox.com/

You need, at least, the LNK one.


ju.c


"Papa Jonah" <PapaJonah.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:3DCAD91D-3363-430D-BBE5-9B256E47E653@microsoft.com...
> All of my links on my desktop or program list have my icons stripped and
> replaced with the standard non-descript placekeeper. When I click on any of
> them, including Word or Excel I get the message that Windows cannot open
> this file - search on the internet or pick from list.
> What the heck happened?

thank you so much for providing this link ju.c, i had the same problem as
papa jonas. tried many different and complex ways to fix it, i spent hours.
once i went to the site you suggested i had it fixed in minutes, again
thanks.

"ju.c" wrote:

> Get some file extension fixes from Doug's site:
> http://www.dougknox.com/
>
> You need, at least, the LNK one.
>
>
> ju.c
>
>
> "Papa Jonah" <PapaJonah.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:3DCAD91D-3363-430D-BBE5-9B256E47E653@microsoft.com...
> > All of my links on my desktop or program list have my icons stripped and
> > replaced with the standard non-descript placekeeper. When I click on any of
> > them, including Word or Excel I get the message that Windows cannot open
> > this file - search on the internet or pick from list.
> > What the heck happened?
>