Thomas Pamin wrote on 01-12-19 12:08:
Paul in Houston, TX wrote:
Thomas Pamin wrote:
Paul in Houston, TX wrote:
Thomas Pamin wrote:
Paul in Houston, TX wrote:
Thomas Pamin wrote:
Thomas Pamin wrote:
I could always make an internet shortcut by dragging the icon
before
the url to the desktop. I could then change the icon of the
shortcut.
On one PC now I can't do that. I can drag it, but it does not
make a
shortcut on the desktop. It just shows the SM icon with no
shortcut
arrow. That means I can't change it's icon. Any ideas?
No solution found so far. I was able to take a shortcut that I had
made
on my desktop awhile ago, and change the target to a website I
wanted a
new shortcut for. That worked, but I still can't create a new
one by
dragging to the desktop.
Is SM set as your default browser?
Yes it is.
Most likely it's a registry issue.
Can you create (drag and drop) any desktop shortcuts that work,
like from a Word Doc, Excel, graphics, etc?
Do IE11 drag & drop desktop shortcuts open with IE11?
Do the url shortcuts look correct with no added spaces, etc?
I can make shortcuts with other applications. It looks like it's
only SM
that has the problem. URL shortcuts look normal, except for SM. When I
drag a site from SM, under Properties the file is called a "URL File",
at 0 bytes. The other normal shortcuts I have are called "Shortcut
Files
(.lnk)."
Possible file or registry corruption.
Back up the system first, clone, image, etc.
If it were me I would run a surface scan of the hdd if a spinner.
Next I would run SFC /SCANNOW and then try SM.
If no good then I would reinstall SM over itself.
If still no good then I would save all SM personal data and
do an uninstall and reinstall.
So far I reinstalled SM over itself. That didn't solve it. I can go to
any folder on my PC and right click to "Send to Desktop (create
shortcut)". That works fine.
May be I am wrong, but re-installed SM over itself did not change the
registry.
Uninstall then re-install will create new registry entries.
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