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Broken Send To Desktop – Doug Knox’s XP Fixes
I frequently use “Send to Desktop” by right clicking on something and sending a shortcut to my desktop. Today I went to do it on my XP desktop and it didn’t work. This specific workstation’s XP has been resident since XP first came out and has been heavily upgraded (multiple motherboards and hard disks). I figured I was out of luck on getting it fixed. I did a search and found a great site containing a bunch of tips and fixes for XP. If you are still using XP it’s worth checking it out. Maybe you have something broken and don’t realize it.
There are so many little things like this that can drive you nuts and waste your time. I expected to end up on what I call a Star Trek mission. It’s when I end up taking many detours to find a solution and get carried completely away from my original intended goal. I hate when I’m looking for solutions to problems that have nothing to do with what I’m trying to accomplish. The sad thing is that it seems to be the norm when working on computers, especially your friends and relatives computers that seem to have so many things wrong you don’t know where to begin.
It’s always nice to find solutions in just a few minutes. Thanks Doug for creating your site.