Any shortcut opens the same program

[Gwynne]

I have a user that no matter what shortcut she opens from her desktop or from Start/Programs, it opens the same program.  I have looked at the registry and according to Microsoft, all settings are correct. It appears to be in the *.lnk files, but even creating a new short cut doesn't correct it.  I'm sure she has changed her file associations or file types, but do not know how to correct the error.    

 

[chgwhat]

Does her register look like this ????<br><br>REGEDIT4<br><br>[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.lnk]<br>@=&quot;lnkfile&quot;<br>[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.lnk\ShellNew]<br>&quot;Command&quot;=&quot;RunDLL32 AppWiz.Cpl,NewLinkHere %1&quot;<br>[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.lnk\ShellEx]<br>[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.lnk\ShellEx\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]<br>@=&quot;{500202A0-731E-11d0-B829-00C04FD706EC}&quot;<br><br>

 

[Gwynne]

Thanks chgwhat, but the registry looks the same.&nbsp;&nbsp;I guess the next thing is reinstalling NT. Huh?

 

[jmartin]

Ey Gwynne:<br>The program she is trying open is a DOS program?<br>If so goto PIF folder and delete the file relationed and run it again. Another option is to delete the file association under Explorer options (file type), find the file`s extension and remove it from system (be sure to keep another information of this file type, such which program open it and so on).<br>

 

[MiggyD]

Did you try to mannually force the <b>.lnk</b> file to point to the appropriate program?<br><br>ex:<br>right click &quot;myshortcut.lnk&quot;<br>select properties<br>locate the target box and change accordingly? <p> <br><a href=mailto: > </a><br><a href= > </a><br>You Show me your code, I'll show you mine.