Next time PREVIEW your post and as to the issue, then try SAFE MODE and report what happens. XP has been out for over a decade so I'll not write about SAFE MODE today.
Bob
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</font><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="3">Running XP SP3. Laptop was
loaned to my stepson but was not used for almost a year. I ran ms update and ms
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</font><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="3">The Desktop shortcuts for
internal files etc. work. I use Google as preferred web browser. The Google
desktop shortcut connects to Google. Other shortcuts show hourglass for a few
seconds and then nothing, not even an error.<o
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</font><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="3">I deleted the Facebook
shorcut, opened Google, put in the Facebook address, brought up Facebook, added
to favorites. Clicked favorites/facebook and it comes up. Closed google, double
clicked facebook shortcut, nothing, right clicked selected open, nothing!<o
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</font><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="3">I used google to get to your
website, created a shortcut, closed google, double clicked dnet shortcut,
nothing.<o
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</font><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="3">I am mystified, all internet
icons worked before I used CCleaner.<o
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