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When I look at the table of file extensions I see a prticular program indicated, and that program is the program that starts up when I click on any shortcut. I see no way of changing that so that when I click on Internet Explorer, for example, Internet Explorer comes up instead of the wrong program.
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Hi Mensard1,
I had the same problem. I solved it by downloading http://www.creativelement.com/powertools/ and then running the program (from the directory, as none of my shortcuts were working) "File Type Doctor". When I selected ".lnk" in the extension list it said in the Actions in the Right Click Menu:
"(user choice override)" in red ... and
"Open"
I then removed the "(user choice override)" and that was it. All the shortcuts were working again, just like they used to.
Good luck,
Maikel
Hi Mensard1,
I had the same problem. I solved it by downloading http://www.creativelement.com/powertools/ and then running the program (from the directory, as none of my shortcuts were working) "File Type Doctor". When I selected ".lnk" in the extension list it said in the Actions in the Right Click Menu:
"(user choice override)" in red ... and
"Open"
I then removed the "(user choice override)" and that was it. All the shortcuts were working again, just like they used to.
Good luck,
Maikel
Maikel,
I have a similar problem, but the extension that has been affected is the .exe extension, which makes it difficult for me to get to open the above programme once I have downloaded it from the internet. Any suggestions?
Regards
Tim
How do you run something from the directory?
To Maikel75.... A million thanks... I was pulling my hair out but this worked perfect... Thank you :)
Hi
I had the same problem, but the link above sorted it. Thanks very much
