Hi All I have a Desktop 90% of all my desktop Icons are re directing to the one program which does not operate and I a sctreen shot of the progamm and the message "unable to load ***** shortcut link': torrent is not a valid bencoding" when I click I can only access programs via "my computer" (still working) I have tried win fix online -nothing I have tried deleting desktop icon and ceating new -still the same- therefore the probleis is obviously deeper Running defrag etc -still the same. Can anyone point to a solution Regards Rocky101101

See: How To Use System Restore in Windows 7Carey Frisch

Hello, If all of your icon shortcuts point to the same executable, sounds like it's time for a system recovery or reformat. Miguel Fra | Falcon IT Services, Miami, FL www.falconitservices.com | www.falconits.com | Blog

Hello, I agree with Carey. If all of your icon shortcuts point to the same executable, sounds like it's time for a system recovery or reformat. Miguel Fra | Falcon IT Services, Miami, FL www.falconitservices.com | www.falconits.com | Blog

Rocky You have given us very little to go on. You may have associated "exe" with that particular application. Can we assume the torrent client is trying to open everything? What Troubleshooting have you done thus far? Please provide MORE details re your current problem. We are better able to help you if you help yourself by providing us with as much information as possible.. Suggestions for asking for help on a site. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_other-windows_update/what-information-to-post-in-the-windows-update/1467f44b-ee27-4f7d-98d7-f1c4b35b3395 MS-MVP 2010, 2011, 2012 Sysnative.com Team ZigZag

Hi, I would like to confirm whether all the .lnk files cannot be opened. Have you changed the default to open the .lnk file to another program? Go to Start>Default Programs>Associate a file type or protocol with a program. Find the .lnk and see if you have assigned a program to open it. The default is Unknown application. If the default have been changed, you can perform the following steps to repair it: Click Start Menu, and then type regedit in the Start Search and press ENTER. Navigate to the following registry branch: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.lnk Click on the arrow to expand it and delete the sub-key named UserChoice. Exit from Registry Editor and reboot the computer. Before modify the registry keys, please take a backup of the key. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, please click the following link to view the article: Back up the registry http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/Back-up-the-registry Hope it helps.Tracy Cai TechNet Community Support

Hi, I would like to confirm whether all the .lnk files cannot be opened. Have you changed the default to open the .lnk file to another program? Go to Start>Default Programs>Associate a file type or protocol with a program. Find the .lnk and see if you have assigned a program to open it. The default is Unknown application. If the default have been changed, you can perform the following steps to repair it: Click Start Menu, and then type regedit in the Start Search and press ENTER. Navigate to the following registry branch: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.lnk Click on the arrow to expand it and delete the sub-key named UserChoice. Exit from Registry Editor and reboot the computer. Before modify the registry keys, please take a backup of the key. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, please click the following link to view the article: Back up the registry http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/Back-up-the-registry Hope it helps.Tracy Cai TechNet Community Support