Re: Favorites Desktop Shortcuts Dont Work

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Don

"Parker" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Thank You Again! That was the problem. The desktop shortcut now work
> properly

> "Parker" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:uamFaPcHGHA.140@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

> > Hi Don,
> >
> > Thank you for your response. I'll let you know the outcome.
> >
> > "Don Varnau" <don_04[at]varnau[dot]org> wrote in message
> > news:eVuTTmUHGHA.2940@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> Hi,
> >> The Favorite is already a shortcut. So you've created a shortcut to a
> >> shortcut.
> >>
> >> Try this... Use Windows Explorer to browse to your Favories folder.
Find
> >> the
> >> Internet shortcut you want. Right-click, drag to the desktop, choose
> >> Copy.
> >>
> >> Or, go to the website. Grab (left-click) the icon at the left side of
the
> >> Address Bar. Drag that to the desktop. Rename if desired.

> >> "Parker" <nospam[at]nospam.com> wrote in message
> >> news:%232kPjeSHGHA.3728@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>> Hello All,
> >>> I have created several URL shortcuts to the desktop from the favorites
> >> pane
> >>> in IE6. I right clicked, then send to, then desktop shortcut. They
> >> stopped
> >>> working. They do not open IE6 or the webpage. Nothing seems to
happen.
> >> If
> >>> I open IE6 then favorites then click on the favorite it opens just
fine.
> >>> These desktop shortcuts did work but I'm not sure why they no longer
> >>> open
> >>> the URL's. I did delete them and tried to recreate them to no avail.
I
> >>> also cleared all cookies and IE6 temp files again to no avail. I'm at
a
> >>> loss, anyone have any ideas?
> >>>
> >>> Thanks for any Replies in Advance

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