Desk top short cuts to internet sites

Recently, I have been having a problem when I click on an icon on the desk
top that takes me to a site on the internet. As soon as I select the icon, I
get an error message with the sites address followed by "application not
found". Verizon DSL is my service provider.

Desk top short cuts that go to other application programs (i.e. Word etc.)
work OK.
Outlook works okay and I can still get to the web sites using Internet
Explorer.

I recently downloaded Google Chrome but deleted it when it prevented me from
downloading Adobe Flash.

I tried to restore to a previous time, however, the restore operation
failed.

Thanks,

Len Urban

Hi Len,

There are some suggestions you can try here:
http://www.vistax64.com/vista-mail/9...king-link.html

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"Len Urban" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Recently, I have been having a problem when I click on an icon on the desk
> top that takes me to a site on the internet. As soon as I select the icon,
> I get an error message with the sites address followed by "application not
> found". Verizon DSL is my service provider.
>
> Desk top short cuts that go to other application programs (i.e. Word etc.)
> work OK.
> Outlook works okay and I can still get to the web sites using Internet
> Explorer.
>
> I recently downloaded Google Chrome but deleted it when it prevented me
> from downloading Adobe Flash.
>
> I tried to restore to a previous time, however, the restore operation
> failed.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Len Urban
>
>
>

Hello Len,

Double check in "Default Programs" to make sure that "Internet
Explorer" is set as the default program with all of it's associations
set to it. This tutorial will help show you how to if needed.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/83...ociations.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn

Len Urban;1040731 Wrote:
> Recently, I have been having a problem when I click on an icon on the
> desk
> top that takes me to a site on the internet. As soon as I select the
> icon, I
> get an error message with the sites address followed by "application
> not
> found". Verizon DSL is my service provider.
>
> Desk top short cuts that go to other application programs (i.e. Word
> etc.)
> work OK.
> Outlook works okay and I can still get to the web sites using Internet
> Explorer.
>
> I recently downloaded Google Chrome but deleted it when it prevented me
> from
> downloading Adobe Flash.
>
> I tried to restore to a previous time, however, the restore operation
> failed.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Len Urban


--
Brink

'*MS MVP - Windows Desktop Experience*'
(https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...5-AD617AF3D511)
*There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask
them.*
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Thanks Rick:

When I went to your suggest site and used Uniblue, it identified and
corrected a number of files. When I again tried to select a web site icon, I
got not response not even the error message.

Len

"Rick Rogers" <> wrote in message
news:%...
> Hi Len,
>
> There are some suggestions you can try here:
> http://www.vistax64.com/vista-mail/9...king-link.html
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>
> "Len Urban" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Recently, I have been having a problem when I click on an icon on the
>> desk top that takes me to a site on the internet. As soon as I select the
>> icon, I get an error message with the sites address followed by
>> "application not found". Verizon DSL is my service provider.
>>
>> Desk top short cuts that go to other application programs (i.e. Word
>> etc.) work OK.
>> Outlook works okay and I can still get to the web sites using Internet
>> Explorer.
>>
>> I recently downloaded Google Chrome but deleted it when it prevented me
>> from downloading Adobe Flash.
>>
>> I tried to restore to a previous time, however, the restore operation
>> failed.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Len Urban
>>
>>
>>
>

Thanks Rick this solved my problem.

I am going to post a separate message about my restore problem

Len

Len
"Brink" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> Hello Len,
>
> Double check in "Default Programs" to make sure that "Internet
> Explorer" is set as the default program with all of it's associations
> set to it. This tutorial will help show you how to if needed.
>
> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/83...ociations.html
>
> Hope this helps,
> Shawn
>
> Len Urban;1040731 Wrote:
>> Recently, I have been having a problem when I click on an icon on the
>> desk
>> top that takes me to a site on the internet. As soon as I select the
>> icon, I
>> get an error message with the sites address followed by "application
>> not
>> found". Verizon DSL is my service provider.
>>
>> Desk top short cuts that go to other application programs (i.e. Word
>> etc.)
>> work OK.
>> Outlook works okay and I can still get to the web sites using Internet
>> Explorer.
>>
>> I recently downloaded Google Chrome but deleted it when it prevented me
>> from
>> downloading Adobe Flash.
>>
>> I tried to restore to a previous time, however, the restore operation
>> failed.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Len Urban
>
>
> --
> Brink
>
> '*MS MVP - Windows Desktop Experience*'
> (https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...5-AD617AF3D511)
> *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask
> them.*
> '*::Windows 7 Forums::*' *and*
>
> *Please post feedback to help others.*

Your welcome.

Shawn

Len Urban;1041902 Wrote:
> Thanks Rick this solved my problem.
>
> I am going to post a separate message about my restore problem
>
> Len
>
> Len
> "Brink" <> wrote in message
> news:...> > >
> > >
> > > Hello Len,
> > >
> > > Double check in "Default Programs" to make sure that "Internet
> > > Explorer" is set as the default program with all of it's associations
> > > set to it. This tutorial will help show you how to if needed.
> > >
> > >
> > http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/83...ociations.html
> > >
> > > Hope this helps,
> > > Shawn
> > >
> > > Len Urban;1040731 Wrote:> > > > >
> > > >> Recently, I have been having a problem when I click on an icon on
> > > the
> > > >> desk
> > > >> top that takes me to a site on the internet. As soon as I select the
> > > >> icon, I
> > > >> get an error message with the sites address followed by "application
> > > >> not
> > > >> found". Verizon DSL is my service provider.
> > > >>
> > > >> Desk top short cuts that go to other application programs (i.e. Word
> > > >> etc.)
> > > >> work OK.
> > > >> Outlook works okay and I can still get to the web sites using
> > > Internet
> > > >> Explorer.
> > > >>
> > > >> I recently downloaded Google Chrome but deleted it when it prevented
> > > me
> > > >> from
> > > >> downloading Adobe Flash.
> > > >>
> > > >> I tried to restore to a previous time, however, the restore
> > > operation
> > > >> failed.
> > > >>
> > > >> Thanks,
> > > >>
> > > >> Len Urban> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Brink
> > >
> > > '*MS MVP - Windows Desktop Experience*'
> > >
> > (https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...5-AD617AF3D511)
> > > *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask
> > > them.*
> > > '*::Windows 7 Forums::*' ('Windows 7 Forums'
> > ) *and*
> > >
> > > *Please post feedback to help others.* > >


--
Brink

'*MS MVP - Windows Desktop Experience*'
(https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...5-AD617AF3D511)
*There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask
them.*
'*::Windows 7 Forums::*' *and*

*Please post feedback to help others.*