I have noticed today that in my start menu a lot of menu shortcuts to common applications no longer work.
Things such as windows explorer and notepad just do not work from the start menu. If I check properties, these have in the path settings like %windir%. These do not appear to be valid any longer. This really pisses me off. I have no idea why these all of a sudden should no longer work. I have not made any changes that I am aware of that could impact on these settings. I have tried to check the values but in the system app in control panel I get [Window Title] %windir%\system32\systempropertiesadvanced.exe [Content] Windows cannot find '%windir%\system32\systempropertiesadvanced.exe'. Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again. [OK] Fortunately I have some folder shortcuts. I can navigate to the above application and check out the environmental variables. windir is set to c:\windows. For whatever reason %windir% is not being translated to its environmental setting of "C:\windows". I like windows 7 but some things really do not work that well and autodestruct at the worst possible moment. Can anyone tell why %windir% suddenly is incomprehensible to the OS whereas it was perfectly acceptable previously. How do you tell windows that it should start using %windir% again. Rebooting does not fix the problem. Regards Peter Maddin Applications Development Officer PathWest Laboratory Medicine WA Phone : +618 6396 4285 (Monday, Wednesday,Friday) Phone : +618 9346 4372 (Tuesday, Thursday) Mobile: 0423 540 825 E-Mail : petermad...@iinet.net.au; peter.mad...@health.wa.gov.au The contents of this e-mail transmission outside of the WAGHS network are intended solely for the named recipient's), may be confidential, and may be privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure in the public interest. The use, reproduction, disclosure or distribution of the contents of this e-mail transmission by any person other than the named recipient(s) is prohibited. If you are not a named recipient please notify the sender immediately.
