lnk gives Error executing program

[rellek]

Boofo:
HKEY_CLASSES\.lnk

there is a key "IsShortcut" and this i deleted.

The arrow was away and the double-click works ...

btw. also without sr1 (long time ago...)

[Clo]

Maybe Microsoft fixed it in one of the Pre-SP1 patches?

If they did, then they broke it again with one of the newer updates. I have all of the updates up to now.

Hi Bob!
It's the reason for which I didn't install any update in my XP-Pro!
Other: I'd an idea for you about icons; unfortunately, I can't apply it because an abnormal behaviour of the buttons settings in the 6.01.
Please, check the post here:
http://ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?t=2686
and following...
I'ld be very glad to hear your opinion...
Friendly,
Claude
Clo

[Boofo]

Boofo:
HKEY_CLASSES\.lnk

there is a key "IsShortcut" and this i deleted.

The arrow was away and the double-click works ...

btw. also without sr1 (long time ago...)

I don't have the "IsShortcut" key under this. I have it under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile. If I remove it there, I lose the shortcut arrows but the lnk files give me errors then. This is the key Christian is referring to.

[rellek]

Boofo....
yes.. sry, the lnkfile ... it's true .. its deleted and works .. both windows 98, me, 2000 and xp ... i've tried it in vm-ware-windows using tc 6.01 (these windows-versions each without hotfixes, only sr1 [xp] and sr4 [2000])

[Boofo]

You're lucky, then. The only way I can get the lnk files to not give me the error message is if I leave the shortcut key alone (and have unsightly arrows on the shortcuts). Windows Explorer must be using something different. Clicking on the lnk files works fine in there without the IsShortcut key.

[rellek]

May the problem bases on different windows-languages?
I'm using german windows ... i would think others that have this problem use english/american windows?

[Aezay]

I once made a program that could get info from lnk and pif files. It doesn't seem to have any trouble getting the target and working path from a lnk file, even if the value IsShortcut has been deleted. So instead of executing the lnk file through ShellExecute, get the target and working path, and execute that through ShellExecute.

Get the source code here: FL_GetShortcutInfo.txt

[ghisler(Author)]

I'm not doing this because links can contain all kinds of things like virtual folders and other objects, or even "run as different user". Does your tool do all of this?

[Aezay]

I'm not doing this because links can contain all kinds of things like virtual folders and other objects, or even "run as different user". Does your tool do all of this?

No it doesn't
Could't you check for the IsShortcut value, and if it isn't there run the shortcut this way?

[Boofo]

Now I'm curious to as how Windows Explorer does it. It works with lnk files when the IsShortcut key is missing. Do you think Billy gates will give up his secret on this?

[rellek]

Do you think Billy gates will give up his secret on this?

Do you really believe in this?

[Boofo]

It's almost Christmas, who knows?

[Clo]

It's almost Christmas, who knows?

It's the Bob's Time!
Yes! I know! Did you seen about the "carol"???
I'll be alone this year, but not too sad: my pets, my PC and TC, and remote friends like you, of course!
Merry X-Mas!
Claude
Clo

[Boofo]

LOL @ Claude

This will be the twins first real Christmas. They are 13 months old now. They should enjoy it a little more than they would have last year.

Sorry you'll be alone, my friend. But I'm here for ya!

BTW, Claude, I have to know...how old are you?

And to stay on subject...I'm not holding my breath on Billy giving up any secrets.

[Clo]

>>>Boofo
Not confidential: I'm 61 (and 6 months...)... I'ld prefer these digits in reverse order, though it's still true in my state of mind...
Cheers! (otherwise, Christian'll use his stick on our fingers!)