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pandy
post Mar 21 2020, 09:40 PM
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I have a shortcut on my desktop to the goanna based version of k-meleon. Appropriately named "k-meleon goanna". All of a sudden it had changed name to "htmlhelp".

How do these things happen? I never even type the whole word htmlhelp in the addressbar of a browser or anywhere else. And even if I did, how would that cause a shortcut to be renamed?

I don't expect an answer really. I just want to vent my confusion. wacko.gif
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Christian J
post Mar 22 2020, 01:58 PM
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I suspect operator error! biggrin.gif
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post Mar 22 2020, 02:00 PM
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You mean I happened to slow double click the shortcut and type there when I meant to type in the address bar? Nah. mad.gif
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post Mar 22 2020, 06:45 PM
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I seem to remember that when Windows loses a file type association, the icon can change. What happens if you double click the shortcut? Does the correct program load? I can't remember the text changing.
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post Mar 22 2020, 07:29 PM
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Yup. The program started as usual. It was only the name of the shortcut that changed.
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