My Laptop Shortcuts Link To Printer?

[SophieSpirit]

http://Hello All I run XP w/SP2 on a Dell Inspiron B130 Laptop. I have used this laptop well over a year with only basic problems. The other day I went to click on a shortcut to a website I frequent; instead a page comes up asking if I want to print. Now this is very strange to me. I am usually pretty good at getting to the root of some computer ills. This is "out there in left field" so to speak. Is anyone up to this challenge? I had thought of inserting my XP install CD to use the repair option; is this possible? Thank you for your time.

[The Saviour]

I've never heard of this, either...

Why not try doing a System Restore back to a previous time when this wasn't occuring...

[SophieSpirit]

Hello Savior, Now, you have hit my sore spot. I should have done a system restore immediately, but I did not. Now, it is too late. The system restore goes back only a day or 2. I need to research on how to increase the system restore disk space allocation. Thanks for the suggestion.

[The Saviour]

Do all of your shortcuts link to your printer or just this one link?

Why not try visiting the page again and creating another shortcut...

[SophieSpirit]

It is only online [web] links where the shortcuts do not work; bringing up the printer. All of my computer related links work normally. [?]

[The Saviour]

Try right-clicking on the shortcut and select Open With...

Select the browser you are using to view web pages...Internet Explorer, Firefox, etc., etc.

Click OK...

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