I don't quite understand what you mean by "they do not work". Exactly what happens? Behavior? Any messages? Right off the top of my head, this place has loads of fixes for all sorts of things. http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm Look at #348 and search the page for: shortcut . -Clint God Bless, Clint Hamilton, Owner www.OrpheusComputing.com www.ComputersCustomBuilt.com www.OrpheusComputing.com/most_reliable_cheapest_webhosting.html www.OrpheusComputing.com/office/computer_accessories.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dale Heltzer" A friend has Windows XP. Favorites from within IE work fine, but if they are sent to the Desktop, they do not work. Is there a quick fix? TIA Dale E. Heltzer ========================= The list's FAQ's can be seen by sending an email to PCWorks-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with FAQ in the subject line. To unsubscribe, subscribe, set Digest or Vacation to on or off, go to //www.freelists.org/list/pcworks . You can also send an email to PCWorks-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with Unsubscribe in the subject line. Your member list settings can be found at //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/lsg2.cgi/l=pcworks . Once logged in, you have access to numerous other email options. The list archives are located at //www.freelists.org/archives/pcworks/ . All email posted to the list will be placed there in the event anyone needs to look for previous posts. -zxdjhu-