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But I would really like to fix the installer problem. Not sure if I should have started a new post for this. I'll do this if needed A new thread would be your best bet.

I know it isn't much help to you now, but I have had a similar problem a long time ago. It was to do with internet shortcuts. I can't remember exactly what caused the problem, but I think it was something to do with Firefox. In addition internet shortcuts were getting displayed with the.

It didn't bother me to much at the time as I could still access my favourites from the favourites menu in IE. In the end I fixed it the same way you did, by formatting and reinstalling Windows. Here is the list of the dlls which commonly get deregistered when you uninstall a browser like firefox which need to be re registered for IE to handle links regsvr32 Shdocvw. Do I use start, run and hit enter or do I have to download them to the system 32 folder?

You should receive a confirmation message after each one. If there's any problem your system will let you know. Thank's PLansdowne. Ran the dll's and they all registered. My system seems to be running fine now. Thanks you to all who helped. The boards are great You must log in or sign up to reply here. Show Ignored Content.

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I just double checked, and this works perfectly for opening in a new window. This topic has been locked by an administrator and is no longer open for commenting.