when I put any internet short cut on desktop clicking on it will load as the printers short cut.also, these short cuts all have the same generic icon.only program and application short cuts load correctly with correct icon.

Hi, Method 1.Follow the steps in the article below and check if it resolves the issue.You cannot open files that have extensions such as.exe,.com, and.lnk on a Windows XP-based computerhttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/923077 Method 2.Let us reset the LNK file extension and check. Copy the below code (in bold) into a notepad and save it as LNK.regNow click on the file LNK.reg and install it. Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.lnk]@="lnkfile"[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.lnk\ShellEx][HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.lnk\ShellEx\{000214EE-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}]@="{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}"[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.lnk\ShellEx\{000214F9-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}]@="{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}"[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.lnk\ShellEx\{00021500-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}]@="{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}"[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.lnk\ShellEx\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]@="{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}"[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.lnk\ShellNew]"Command"="rundll32.exe appwiz.cpl,NewLinkHere %1"[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile]@="Shortcut""EditFlags"=dword:00000001"IsShortcut"="""NeverShowExt"=""[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\CLSID]@="{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}"[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\shellex][HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers][HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Offline Files]@="{750fdf0e-2a26-11d1-a3ea-080036587f03}"[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}][HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\shellex\DropHandler]@="{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}"[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\shellex\IconHandler]@="{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}"[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\shellex\PropertySheetHandlers][HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\shellex\PropertySheetHandlers\ShimLayer Property Page]@="{513D916F-2A8E-4F51-AEAB-0CBC76FB1AF8}"[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}]@="Shortcut"[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\InProcServer32]@="shell32.dll""ThreadingModel"="Apartment"[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\PersistentAddinsRegistered][HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\PersistentAddinsRegistered\{89BCB740-6119-101A-BCB7-00DD010655AF}]@="{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}"[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\PersistentHandler]@="{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}"[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\ProgID]@="lnkfile"[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\shellex][HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\shellex\MayChangeDefaultMenu] Hope this helps.Thanks and Regards:Shekhar S - Microsoft Support. Visit our Microsoft Answers Feedback Forum and let us know what you think. If this post helps to resolve your issue, please click the "Mark as Answer" or "Helpful" button at the top of this message. By marking a post as Answered, or Helpful you help others find the answer faster.