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Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org
"Tangled Kid" <TangledKid@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:400561B1-0B09-423B-9C7D-6D7E3336630D@microsoft.com...
> That's fixed it. I changed the value of the %ProgramFiles% setting the
> other
> day & so the registry entry was pointing to the new location. I've
> changed
> the DefaulIcon & command values & all is working lovely now.
>
> Thanks,
>
> T
>
> "Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:
>
>> Hi Tangled,
>>
>> Open Add/Remove Programs, and click Set Program access and Defaults.
>> Set Internet Explorer as the default. This should fix the Start Menu IE
>> link
>> as well.
>>
>> If not, check the settings here:
>>
>> HKL\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet
>> (default) should read "iexplore.exe"
>>
>> Verify the Path to IE, defined here:
>>
>> HKLM\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\IEXPLORE.EXE\shell\open\command
>>
>> --
>> Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
>> Windows XP Shell/User
>>
http://windowsxp.mvps.org
>>
>>
>> "Tangled Kid" <TangledKid@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:B77F74CA-EFC4-45AF-B820-774F8E3EC0FA@microsoft.com...
>> > Ramesh,
>> >
>> > Thanks for the advise, but it hasn't fixed the problem. I've compared
>> > the
>> > registry entries to a working machine & they are identical.
>> >
>> > Any more ideas?
>> >
>> > T
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > "Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hi Toby,
>> >>
>> >> Type this command in Start/Run:
>> >>
>> >> regsvr32 /i shell32.dll
>> >> regsvr32 /i shdocvw.dll
>> >>
>> >> Uncheck Start Menu internet in Taskbar options and click OK. Recheck
>> >> the
>> >> option back. If that does not help, read below:
>> >>
>> >> The Start Menu Internet is dependant on this registry key, sub-keys
>> >> and
>> >> values:
>> >>
>> >> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2559a1f4-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}
>> >>
>> >> Export this key from a working Windows XP system, and merge it in your
>> >> system.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
>> >> Windows XP Shell/User
>> >>
http://windowsxp.mvps.org
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Tangled Kid" <Tangled Kid@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:BF6F6599-8DCA-4FE3-AF83-C779EFC076A4@microsoft.com...
>> >> > I've recently removed a load of Adware that Norton AV found on my PC
>> >> > &
>> >> > now
>> >> > my
>> >> > IE icon at the top of my Start Menu is not working.
>> >> > The icon is not showing the IE icon, but the "don't know what icon
>> >> > to
>> >> > use"
>> >> > icon instead. When I try to open IE via this icon Windows asks me
>> >> > what
>> >> > application I want to use to open it, & if I choose IE it opens a
>> >> > Windows
>> >> > Explorer at my profile directory.
>> >> > Does anyone know anything about how the Internet & E-mail icons work
>> >> > on
>> >> > the
>> >> > Start Menu, or anywhere I can find out?
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks,
>> >> >
>> >> > Toby
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>