Windows XP Files/Folders

[Susan]

I have somehow gotten one of my files changed to a
shortcut. How do I change it back

[dev]

Susan said:

> I have somehow gotten one of my files changed to a
> shortcut. How do I change it back


Right-click on the shorcut and click PROPERTIES to see where the "target"
is. That should point to the file, provided that the file launches
normally when the shortcut is clicked.
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[Ken Blake, MVP]

"Susan" > wrote in message
...

> I have somehow gotten one of my files changed to a
> shortcut. How do I change it back



There's no way a file can change to a shortcut by itself. A
shortcut is a pointer to the file. If you don't know where the
file is, right-click on the shortcut and choose Properties; Under
"target" it will show you where the file pointed to is.

If that doesn't help, write back with more specific information
about what happened and exactly what you see.

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