The target of this internet shortcut is not valid

[RMM]

I recently installed IE 8 (previously was using IE 6). Now many of my

internet favorites are missing the web document tab in the properties, the

URL is missing, and if I click on the them I get an error message "the target

of this internet shortcut is not valid". This happened not only to all of my

existing favorites but if I add a new favorite, the URL is often lost right

away.



My operating system is XP Professional version 2002, service pack 3, v.3264.



Can this be fixed?

 

[rob^_^]

Hi RMM,



That happened to me the other day.... I haven't worked out what is happening

or whether it was caused by a Windows update. Is your machine fully Windows

Updated?



Lets see if some other folks are experiencing the same issue. I have had no

issues when I use the Add to Favorites Bar instead of the Add to Favorites

menu.



I am using Vista x86 SP2 with IE8.



Regards.



"RMM" wrote in message

news:781F85CD-2ED5-4A93-8C47-1AE1DD2E676D@microsoft.com...

> I recently installed IE 8 (previously was using IE 6). Now many of my

> internet favorites are missing the web document tab in the properties, the

> URL is missing, and if I click on the them I get an error message "the

> target

> of this internet shortcut is not valid". This happened not only to all of

> my

> existing favorites but if I add a new favorite, the URL is often lost

> right

> away.

>

> My operating system is XP Professional version 2002, service pack 3,

> v.3264.

>

> Can this be fixed?

>

 

[Robert Aldwinckle]

"RMM" wrote in message

news:781F85CD-2ED5-4A93-8C47-1AE1DD2E676D@microsoft.com...

> I recently installed IE 8 (previously was using IE 6). Now many of my

> internet favorites are missing the web document tab in the properties, the

> URL is missing, and if I click on the them I get an error message "the

> target

> of this internet shortcut is not valid". This happened not only to all of

> my

> existing favorites but if I add a new favorite, the URL is often lost

> right

> away.

>

> My operating system is XP Professional version 2002, service pack 3,

> v.3264.

>

> Can this be fixed?





You have something else running that is doing that. Another user found it

was cidaemon...



http://social.answers.microsoft.com...r/thread/69f93d5b-407f-4280-a1d4-ab6865f5ac54





But I think I have read of other causes too, in particular a lesser used AV

product. However, I think it was discovered long enough ago (about the

time of IE7 beta) that it will probably have been fixed by now; so just

consider it as another example of what you would need to be looking for.





Good luck



Robert Aldwinckle

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