Please Help Me!

When I right click on my desktop to create a new shortcut nothing happens.
Please give some tips to fix this problem, I don't want to reinstall windows
vista, and them get problem with the activation.
--
Don

Hi Donaldo,

What is the shortcut your trying to create ?

"Donaldo" wrote:

>
> When I right click on my desktop to create a new shortcut nothing happens.
> Please give some tips to fix this problem, I don't want to reinstall windows
> vista, and them get problem with the activation.
> --
> Don

you mean absolutely nothing happens or there is an error of some kind.

when you right click on desk top, menu should come up. click on NEW and then SHORTCUT.
a window should come up that asks what task to create it for with browse.









"Donaldo" <> wrote in message news:CBF52BBD-83B4-4A53-AD65-...

When I right click on my desktop to create a new shortcut nothing happens.
Please give some tips to fix this problem, I don't want to reinstall windows
vista, and them get problem with the activation.
--
Don

"Donaldo" <> wrote in message
news:CBF52BBD-83B4-4A53-AD65-...
>
> When I right click on my desktop to create a new shortcut nothing happens.
> Please give some tips to fix this problem, I don't want to reinstall
> windows
> vista, and them get problem with the activation.
> --
> Don
First, reinstalling Windows should be a very last resort for the resolution
of any issue and second, there should be no reason to fear activation unless
you have a cracked version of Windows.

I'm assuming from your post, you have gone through a normal procedure to
create a desktop shortcut, right click a blank space, select new shortcut
and nothing happens at some point in the process.

Have you ever been able to create a desktop shortcut? If this problem is
relatively recent, you can try using System Restore to take you back to a
time prior to when this began. Go to the Start Menu and click through as
follows:
All Programs\Accessories\System Tools\System Restore. System Restore only
restores the registry and system settings. While you should always be well
backed up, your data should be untouched.
--
Michael Solomon
Backup is a PC user's best friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

Michael, Thanks. my big problem is that I turned off system restore, system
was working ok, the problem started when for error I did change the
association for .lnk - shortcut - from unknown application to iexplorer,
after all my desktop icons changed to generic icons, I search google and find
a fix, now the current default is back to unknown application, also my
desktop icons came back too. The only problem now is creating a desktop
shortcut, I tried differents .exe file and nothing happens. When I right
click and choose new - folder- the new folder is created. I hope to get some
help.
--
Don


"Michael Solomon" wrote:

>
>
> "Donaldo" <> wrote in message
> news:CBF52BBD-83B4-4A53-AD65-...
> >
> > When I right click on my desktop to create a new shortcut nothing happens.
> > Please give some tips to fix this problem, I don't want to reinstall
> > windows
> > vista, and them get problem with the activation.
> > --
> > Don
> First, reinstalling Windows should be a very last resort for the resolution
> of any issue and second, there should be no reason to fear activation unless
> you have a cracked version of Windows.
>
> I'm assuming from your post, you have gone through a normal procedure to
> create a desktop shortcut, right click a blank space, select new shortcut
> and nothing happens at some point in the process.
>
> Have you ever been able to create a desktop shortcut? If this problem is
> relatively recent, you can try using System Restore to take you back to a
> time prior to when this began. Go to the Start Menu and click through as
> follows:
> All Programs\Accessories\System Tools\System Restore. System Restore only
> restores the registry and system settings. While you should always be well
> backed up, your data should be untouched.
> --
> Michael Solomon
> Backup is a PC user's best friend
> DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>

mykeyhsd, absolutely nothing happens, menu come up, I click on New and then
shortcut, nothing happens. No window come up asking for the task to create it.
--
Don


"mikeyhsd" wrote:

> you mean absolutely nothing happens or there is an error of some kind.
>
> when you right click on desk top, menu should come up. click on NEW and then SHORTCUT.
> a window should come up that asks what task to create it for with browse.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> "Donaldo" <> wrote in message news:CBF52BBD-83B4-4A53-AD65-...
>
> When I right click on my desktop to create a new shortcut nothing happens.
> Please give some tips to fix this problem, I don't want to reinstall windows
> vista, and them get problem with the activation.
> --
> Don

Not true... noticed sys restore in vista does affect some recent files
added... Not sure why, XP never did it... But what the hell, as long as OS
returns to a usable state.


"Michael Solomon" <user@#notme.com> wrote in message
news:8B1A9238-9648-4F61-A5C9-...
>
>
> "Donaldo" <> wrote in message
> news:CBF52BBD-83B4-4A53-AD65-...
>>
>> When I right click on my desktop to create a new shortcut nothing
>> happens.
>> Please give some tips to fix this problem, I don't want to reinstall
>> windows
>> vista, and them get problem with the activation.
>> --
>> Don
> First, reinstalling Windows should be a very last resort for the
> resolution of any issue and second, there should be no reason to fear
> activation unless you have a cracked version of Windows.
>
> I'm assuming from your post, you have gone through a normal procedure to
> create a desktop shortcut, right click a blank space, select new shortcut
> and nothing happens at some point in the process.
>
> Have you ever been able to create a desktop shortcut? If this problem is
> relatively recent, you can try using System Restore to take you back to a
> time prior to when this began. Go to the Start Menu and click through as
> follows:
> All Programs\Accessories\System Tools\System Restore. System Restore only
> restores the registry and system settings. While you should always be
> well backed up, your data should be untouched.
> --
> Michael Solomon
> Backup is a PC user's best friend
> DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

since you have now said the problem started after changing the LNK association.
not sure what to suggest, other than a maybe an repair install known as in place upgrade on vista.







"Donaldo" <> wrote in message news:CC18F605-3C95-400F-904B-...
mykeyhsd, absolutely nothing happens, menu come up, I click on New and then
shortcut, nothing happens. No window come up asking for the task to create it.
--
Don


"mikeyhsd" wrote:

> you mean absolutely nothing happens or there is an error of some kind.
>
> when you right click on desk top, menu should come up. click on NEW and then SHORTCUT.
> a window should come up that asks what task to create it for with browse.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> "Donaldo" <> wrote in message news:CBF52BBD-83B4-4A53-AD65-...
>
> When I right click on my desktop to create a new shortcut nothing happens.
> Please give some tips to fix this problem, I don't want to reinstall windows
> vista, and them get problem with the activation.
> --
> Don

Michael Solomon wrote:
>
>
> "Donaldo" <> wrote in message
> news:CBF52BBD-83B4-4A53-AD65-...
>>
>> When I right click on my desktop to create a new shortcut nothing
>> happens.
>> Please give some tips to fix this problem, I don't want to reinstall
>> windows
>> vista, and them get problem with the activation.
>> --
>> Don
> First, reinstalling Windows should be a very last resort for the
> resolution of any issue and second, there should be no reason to fear
> activation unless you have a cracked version of Windows.

I wonder why he is afraid? MS FUD per chance?

Alias

"DefecTalisman" <> wrote in message
news:C4760831-446B-4D11-A5EE-...
> Not true... noticed sys restore in vista does affect some recent files
> added... Not sure why, XP never did it... But what the hell, as long as OS
> returns to a usable state.
>
>
> "Michael Solomon" <user@#notme.com> wrote in message
> news:8B1A9238-9648-4F61-A5C9-...
>>
>>
>> "Donaldo" <> wrote in message
>> news:CBF52BBD-83B4-4A53-AD65-...
>>>
>>> When I right click on my desktop to create a new shortcut nothing
>>> happens.
>>> Please give some tips to fix this problem, I don't want to reinstall
>>> windows
>>> vista, and them get problem with the activation.
>>> --
>>> Don
>> First, reinstalling Windows should be a very last resort for the
>> resolution of any issue and second, there should be no reason to fear
>> activation unless you have a cracked version of Windows.
>>
>> I'm assuming from your post, you have gone through a normal procedure to
>> create a desktop shortcut, right click a blank space, select new shortcut
>> and nothing happens at some point in the process.
>>
>> Have you ever been able to create a desktop shortcut? If this problem is
>> relatively recent, you can try using System Restore to take you back to a
>> time prior to when this began. Go to the Start Menu and click through as
>> follows:
>> All Programs\Accessories\System Tools\System Restore. System Restore
>> only restores the registry and system settings. While you should always
>> be well backed up, your data should be untouched.
>> --
>> Michael Solomon
>> Backup is a PC user's best friend
>> DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>

Actually, it could and did happen in XP to some users who often didn't use
the My Documents folder to store their data files. Not everyone had the
issue but it did occur.

You'll note, I will make an adjustment in my response about System Restore
in the future as not only is it possible SR MAY affect some files and, as
with any such procedure, there might also be a destructive failure of some
kind. That said, you'll note, I did advise the user to always be well
backed up.
--
Michael Solomon
Backup is a PC user's best friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/