ok for example I had a shortcut on the desktop to a program I use, that
programs' Icon is gone and replaced by and excel lnk file when you click on
it it takes you to a excel page with what looks like ascii letters and
numbers it does not go to the progam the same with the shortcuts in the start
menu and programs

"Daniel.C" wrote:

That's because ".lnk" files are shortcut files.
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Regards.
Daniel
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Help, whenever I try to makea shortcut to desk top of anything it ends up
a
LNK file, all all shortcuts in Startup menu are LNK files, even if a
program
wants to put a shortcut on desktop it ends up a lnk file also on startup
excel will open up a lnk file