----- Original Message -----
From: Lee Babcock
Subject: [PCSOFT] All icons display 'lnk' extension and won't run


> A teacher friend of mine was checking students assignments on disk
(Access) and
> at the next boot, had Windows file access problems.  Also, all her icons
display
> their name with a .lnk extension, and none will run. I replaced the
problem Windows files and now
>  Windows loads fine, but
> nothing will run except by Start, Run, and Browse or type in file name.
> This is Win 95B.
> Anyone got any ideas on this?
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Lee,

The .lnk extension is a short cut. I've seen what you are talking about -
all menu items show the same icon, and the same ".lnk" extension, but
nothing works. My best guess would be to run TweakUI.exe from the control
panel, (if you can access it) and click the "Repair" tab. From there you can
try "Rebuild Icons , Repair System files, and Repair Regedit". I don't know
if this will work, but it shouldn't cause any harm. If her system does not
include TweakUI, you can download Win95 Power Toys - which includes TweakUI,
from:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows95/downloads/contents/wutoys/w95pwrtoysset/

Best of luck,
Alan Thompson
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