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05-18-2009
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| | shortcut does not work on desktop Windows Vista Home Premium SP 1 32 bit operating system I right click on the desktop, open the menu and pick new then folder and it works fine. I right click on the desktop, open the menu and pick new then shortcut and nothing happens. I restarted the computer but it is still the same. Help. Please. John |
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05-18-2009
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| | Re: shortcut does not work on desktop I also did a restore to earlier but still the same problem. |
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05-18-2009
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| | Re: shortcut does not work on desktop As a workaround, right click on whatever you are trying to create a shortcut to and select Send To>>Desktop. "thewiz" <jwelles339@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:vofQl.93776$ew.54493@xxxxxx Quote: >I also did a restore to earlier but still the same problem. |
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05-18-2009
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| Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | Re: shortcut does not work on desktop Hello theWiz, This may be able to fix the New Shortcut option for you. New Shortcut Fix Hope this helps, Shawn  Quote: Originally Posted by thewiz  Windows Vista Home Premium SP 1 32 bit operating system I right click on the desktop, open the menu and pick new then folder and it works fine. I right click on the desktop, open the menu and pick new then shortcut and nothing happens. I restarted the computer but it is still the same. Help. Please. John |
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05-18-2009
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| | Re: shortcut does not work on desktop "Bob" <bob@xxxxxx> wrote in news:Oq1Xnl91JHA.1196@xxxxxx: Quote: > As a workaround, right click on whatever you are trying to create a > shortcut to and select Send To>>Desktop. > > "thewiz" <jwelles339@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:vofQl.93776$ew.54493@xxxxxx Quote: >>I also did a restore to earlier but still the same problem. > > Sorta irritating but I will live. Again, thanks. |
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