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lost lnk file association
Name: smitwale Date: September 6, 2005 at 06:53:12 Pacific OS: Win2000 CPU/Ram: N/A
Comment:
I lost my lnk file association after a reboot. Drag and drop isn't working, either. I have found a fix but haven't had a chance to try it yet. My immediate concern is what caused this problem. Is it possible that this was not caused by a virus/hijacker but is just a bug of some sort? I have done a virus scan and ran a spy checker with negative results.
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