ChatterBank2 mins ago
problem with shortcuts
A lot of my shortcuts have stopped working and my computer seems to freeze a lot. I have done the obvious things and I bought Registry Mechanic which freezes when it gets to shortcuts which is very annoying! I am supposing it must be a corrupt file. I have Vista BTW. This is driving me mad!!!! Any cludes?
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Tweak Ui will only repair system icons/shortcuts
what happens if you create a new shortcut to an old prog?
(however slow - will it run?)
if you have lots of icons .... read this ... but be careful
http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-1035 _11-5164407.html
a less dangerous method is to create a set of folders (groups) to store your icons in eg
"games", "office", "music" (this is how (and why) your start menu works)
that way the top level only shows a few icons
also ... have you recently installed any
virus protection/firewall software
(when zone alarm is in learning mode ... it freezes progs 'till you OK them - others do the same)
or virus scanner will hold an exe untill it scans it .... older versions of symantec software are notorious for slowing systems down)
what happens if you create a new shortcut to an old prog?
(however slow - will it run?)
if you have lots of icons .... read this ... but be careful
http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-1035 _11-5164407.html
a less dangerous method is to create a set of folders (groups) to store your icons in eg
"games", "office", "music" (this is how (and why) your start menu works)
that way the top level only shows a few icons
also ... have you recently installed any
virus protection/firewall software
(when zone alarm is in learning mode ... it freezes progs 'till you OK them - others do the same)
or virus scanner will hold an exe untill it scans it .... older versions of symantec software are notorious for slowing systems down)