Shortcut problem! Going crazy

**rayzzz** · June 25, 2006, 10:17 PM

I really need some help guys! recently i turned on my comp and suddenly all my shorcuts to prgrams stopped working. i dont know what the hell is wrong. creating newe shortcuts dont work and all of them has lost the display picture or icon. whenever i double click on them it doesnt go into the program but cuts it. this is really frustrating! I NEED YOUR HELP! PLEASE!

**Locky** · June 25, 2006, 11:08 PM

You probably have spyware or a virus. Explain in more detail what happens when Windows loads.

**Bruticus the Steadfast** · June 25, 2006, 11:17 PM

I have had this problem a few times before. I just restart and it usually fixes it. Have you tried?

**fatsheep** · June 26, 2006, 01:59 PM

Originally Posted by rayzzz

I really need some help guys! recently i turned on my comp and suddenly all my shorcuts to prgrams stopped working. i dont know what the hell is wrong. creating newe shortcuts dont work and all of them has lost the display picture or icon. whenever i double click on them it doesnt go into the program but cuts it. this is really frustrating! I NEED YOUR HELP! PLEASE!

What do you mean by "cuts in"? I've never had a problem like this so I'm not sure what to tell you unfortunately.

**rayzzz** · June 26, 2006, 11:22 PM

you know how you cut things and paste it somehwer else? thats what happens when i double click on a shortcut. I've had this thing for a long time. i was going to call a tech guy but decided to go and ask here first.

**Stuie** · June 27, 2006, 06:37 AM

Try this:

Go to www.dougknox.com, click on WindowsXP Fixes, then on File Association Fixes. Download and run the .lnk (shortcut) fix, see if that helps.

If not, try the .exe fix as well.