Shortcut Wizard

When I attempt to create a new shortcup on the desktop, The create Shortcut
Wizard not start. Is the behavior due to registry key damaged or an
incorrect value? Please need help to fix the problem. Thanks.
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Don

Did you upgrade windows?

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"Donaldo" <> wrote in message
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> When I attempt to create a new shortcup on the desktop, The create
> Shortcut
> Wizard not start. Is the behavior due to registry key damaged or an
> incorrect value? Please need help to fix the problem. Thanks.
> --
> Don

James: Yes, from Windows XP SP2 -
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Don


"James Matthews" wrote:

> Did you upgrade windows?
>
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> http://www.goldwatches.com/watches.asp?Brand=39
> "Donaldo" <> wrote in message
> news:28015583-3E3C-4A37-929F-...
> > When I attempt to create a new shortcup on the desktop, The create
> > Shortcut
> > Wizard not start. Is the behavior due to registry key damaged or an
> > incorrect value? Please need help to fix the problem. Thanks.
> > --
> > Don
>

I found the solution to the problem at
www.winhelponline.com/articles/105/1 - File Association fixes for Windows
Vista.
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Don


"Donaldo" wrote:

> James: Yes, from Windows XP SP2 -
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> Don
>
>
> "James Matthews" wrote:
>
> > Did you upgrade windows?
> >
> > --
> >
> > http://www.goldwatches.com/watches.asp?Brand=39
> > "Donaldo" <> wrote in message
> > news:28015583-3E3C-4A37-929F-...
> > > When I attempt to create a new shortcup on the desktop, The create
> > > Shortcut
> > > Wizard not start. Is the behavior due to registry key damaged or an
> > > incorrect value? Please need help to fix the problem. Thanks.
> > > --
> > > Don
> >

Donaldo;257168 Wrote:
> I found the solution to the problem at
> 'File association fixes for Windows Vista'
> (http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/105/1).
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> Don


Finally a fix that works! I've had this problem for a while and my
laptop's manufacturer said that the only solution was to reinstall
Vista!!

I clicked on the link above, downloaded and installed the .lnk fix and
right away the problem was solved.

Thanks!!


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sbw07
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You could have easilty done it with MS DOS ASSOC command:
http://www.computerhope.com/assoc.htm

Syntax
Displays or ********modifies******* file extension associations
ASSOC [.ext[=[fileType]]]
..extSpecifies the file extension to associate the file type with
fileType Specifies the file type to associate with the file extension

Type ASSOC without parameters to display the current file associations.
If ASSOC is invoked with just a file extension, it displays the current file
association for that file extension. Specify nothing for the file type and
the command will delete the association for the file extension.
Examples
assoc
Displays a file association of each of the file extensions on the computer.
assoc .txt
Displays the file extension for a .txt file as shown below.
..txt=txtfile

"sbw07" <> wrote in message
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>
> Donaldo;257168 Wrote:
>> I found the solution to the problem at
>> 'File association fixes for Windows Vista'
>> (http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/105/1).
>> --
>> Don
>
>
> Finally a fix that works! I've had this problem for a while and my
> laptop's manufacturer said that the only solution was to reinstall
> Vista!!
>
> I clicked on the link above, downloaded and installed the .lnk fix and
> right away the problem was solved.
>
> Thanks!!
>
>
> --
> sbw07
> Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
>

@AlexB:

You're assuming me to be geekier than I actually am. Even if I had
heard of the ASSOC command I still wouldn't know how to use it to
correct the .lnk association. Could you please elaborate? Did you mean
to say that deleting the old association would make it revert to the
default?


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sbw07
Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com

OK, no problem but I am in the dark. I don't know what file association you
are trying to establish. You must know the file extension for teh
association.

I suggest you do the following first:

You open you Command Prompt (run as administrator) by doing Start>>All
Programs (in the left pane)>>Accessories>>Command Prompt>> Right Click>>Run
as administrator>>

A black window will show up on desktop.

Go there and type:

assoc .exe
You will get a response:
..exe=execfile

<Type this:>
assoc .pdf
You will get a response:
..pdf=AcroExch.Document

Etc.

You have to find out what extension you document or program has. You did not
give any clue for me to be specific.

Now what we had above was just demonstration, I mean display of existing
associations.

Using the same command you can establish a new association.

Aside from the link I provided in the previous post, this is another link to
MS description of the same command:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/323526

This is the quote:
To change the file type association for .htm files to HTML Document
(htmlfile), type assoc

..htm=htmlfile at the command prompt, and then press ENTER.

This command needs some explanation. .htm extension is a help file extension
that has been deprecated with Vista's arrival. The whole system of help
files is now managed I think thru on-line help. .htm files that still
persist for some reason and I have tons of them are in trouble. There is no
reader to open them up. One of the ways to get around the problem (aside
from dragging an XP htm reader to Vista which also may cause problems) is to
associate htm with an html file reader. And this is precisely what this
command does. Understood?


You gave so little information that I cannot guess any further. If you want
more you will have to give more specifics.

"sbw07" <> wrote in message
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> @AlexB:
>
> You're assuming me to be geekier than I actually am. Even if I had
> heard of the ASSOC command I still wouldn't know how to use it to
> correct the .lnk association. Could you please elaborate? Did you mean
> to say that deleting the old association would make it revert to the
> default?
>
>
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> sbw07
> Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
>

On Sat, 1 Mar 2008 19:54:09 -0500, "AlexB" <> wrote:

>OK, no problem but I am in the dark. I don't know what file association you
>are trying to establish. You must know the file extension for teh
>association.

Why no do it the easy way?

Right click on one of your files you want to change, select "Open
With" then pick "Choose default program..." Pick the program you
want to use to open that file as default and make sure the "Always
use the selected program..."

No muss, no fuss.

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Ciao,
Falcon