[Betty]

I can no longer access any of the links on the Links Toolbar nor can I open
a link that I drag to my desktop. The links on my desktop show up as, for
example, Google.url and the properties show it as a URL File rather than a
Hyper Text Document type of file. I am pretty sure the problem came about
because I stupidly used one of those cleanup type programs on my computer
and it got too ambitious although I thought I was being cautious.

I have XP Pro with SP2 and IE 6. Any help would be very much appreciated.

Betty

[Don Varnau]

Hi Betty,
Go to http://windowsxp.mvps.org/ie/favext.htm If you're not familiar with
REGEDIT, start with Method 2 then Method 3. Please post back if these steps
don't help.

Don
[MS MVP- IE/OE]

"Betty" wrote in message news:O0nHjVyWFHA.2472@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> I can no longer access any of the links on the Links Toolbar nor can I
open
> a link that I drag to my desktop. The links on my desktop show up as, for
> example, Google.url and the properties show it as a URL File rather than a
> Hyper Text Document type of file. I am pretty sure the problem came about
> because I stupidly used one of those cleanup type programs on my computer
> and it got too ambitious although I thought I was being cautious.
>
> I have XP Pro with SP2 and IE 6. Any help would be very much appreciated.

[Betty]

Wow, thank you so much, Don. Method 2 fixed the problem immediately. I
wish I would have come here first rather than spending hours looking for an
answer on my own. Thank you again.

Betty


"Don Varnau" <don_04[at]varnau[dot]org> wrote in message
news:u0VEF$yWFHA.3620@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Hi Betty,
> Go to http://windowsxp.mvps.org/ie/favext.htm If you're not familiar with
> REGEDIT, start with Method 2 then Method 3. Please post back if these
> steps
> don't help.
>
> Don
> [MS MVP- IE/OE]
>
> "Betty" wrote in message news:O0nHjVyWFHA.2472@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> I can no longer access any of the links on the Links Toolbar nor can I
> open
>> a link that I drag to my desktop. The links on my desktop show up as,
>> for
>> example, Google.url and the properties show it as a URL File rather than
>> a
>> Hyper Text Document type of file. I am pretty sure the problem came
>> about
>> because I stupidly used one of those cleanup type programs on my computer
>> and it got too ambitious although I thought I was being cautious.
>>
>> I have XP Pro with SP2 and IE 6. Any help would be very much
>> appreciated.
>

[Don Varnau]

You're welcome. Glad that Ramesh (author of that page) and I could help.

Don

"Betty" wrote in message news:eRUlnrzWFHA.160@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> Wow, thank you so much, Don. Method 2 fixed the problem immediately. I
> wish I would have come here first rather than spending hours looking for
an
> answer on my own. Thank you again.

> "Don Varnau" <don_04[at]varnau[dot]org> wrote in message
> news:u0VEF$yWFHA.3620@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > Hi Betty,
> > Go to http://windowsxp.mvps.org/ie/favext.htm If you're not familiar
with
> > REGEDIT, start with Method 2 then Method 3. Please post back if these
> > steps don't help.

> > "Betty" wrote in message news:O0nHjVyWFHA.2472@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> >> I can no longer access any of the links on the Links Toolbar nor can I
> > open
> >> a link that I drag to my desktop. The links on my desktop show up as,
> >> for
> >> example, Google.url and the properties show it as a URL File rather
than
> >> a
> >> Hyper Text Document type of file. I am pretty sure the problem came
> >> about
> >> because I stupidly used one of those cleanup type programs on my
computer
> >> and it got too ambitious although I thought I was being cautious.
> >>
> >> I have XP Pro with SP2 and IE 6. Any help would be very much
> >> appreciated.