Re: Opening Files

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From: Jan Il (abuse_at_localhost.com)
Date: 10/01/04 

Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 22:09:13 -0700

Hi Robert G :-)

> I used to be able to open files directly from my desktop
> by clicking on the repective icon. For example, when I
> clicked on the Bank of America icon, I would
> automatically be sent to the sign in page. Now when I
> click on the icon, I am asked to "choose the program you
> want to use to open this file." Get me back to my
> original operation and I would be so happy. Thanks

Try the following and see if it helps:

You might try the repair tool in TweakUI if you have it. Open TweakUI, go
to the repair tab and repair both the "Icons" and "File Associations". If
you don't have TweakUI, you can get it here:
http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstat...g/NTTweakUI.asp

or.....

Right-click on the icon, select properties, and correct the Target file path
to point to the program that it's supposed to open.

Example full file path to Winamp media player:
C:\ProgramFiles\Winamp\winamp.exe

If these steps do not resolve your problem, please post back to this thread
with the details and any error messages.

Hope this helps

Jan :)
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