In a message dated 11/2/04 4:33:07 PM Central Standard Time, jgharris@xxxxxxxx writes: << This is the meaning of " the desktop will not accept them". >> Have you tried right-clicking on the desktop, choosing "new" then choosing "shortcut" in order to create a shorcut that way? (Don't know if you'll get different results, or not, but that's the method I was thinking of.) Gary For a web-based membership management utility and information on list policies, please see http://nibec.com/24hoursupport/ To unsubscribe, send a blank email to 24hoursupport-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" (without quotes) in the subject.