Solve : "Send To..." problem?

1.	Solve : "Send To..." problem?
Answer» Hi all. I can no longer add shortcuts to my "Send To..." context menu. I used to do it by hilighting the SendTo folder then File --> New --> Shortcut which gave me the wizard to create the shortcut. Now, instead of getting the wizard, all I get is a small message window with "Problem Creating Object" in the title bar, and the "The operation completed successfully" message. Then a shortcut appears called "New Shortcut" but it's empty. It goes nowhere. Something else I just noticed that may be related is that when I right-click the start button, the "Open" option is grayed out and inactive. I use win98se. I'm not a super expert, but I'm no newbie either. This has got me stumped. The only thing I can think of which might COINCIDE with this, is my recent usage of a personal data eraser that erases a few registry keys. But that's should be related to web data. Not anything system related. Anyways, there it is. I hope you guys/gals have the fix, 'coz I miss my SendTo option XP? Scroll down to #348 http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm Quote I use win98se. Well that was a waste of 12 hours for you to get more responses wasn't it. This could be related to your mouse problem. Is your computer free of VIRUSES and spyware. Quote This could be related to your mouse problem. :-? :-? :-? Actually, the mouse problem is about one YEAR old. The "Send To..." problem is just recent. Quote Is your computer free of viruses and spyware. She's squeeky clean 8-) I got the vb SCRIPT from kellys-korner, and I'll try it on a bit later. It's for XP, but it might still work [fingers crossed ]I wouldn't use the XP script. Is your windows uptodate? Quote I wouldn't use the XP script. I'll look at it. Maybe it's tweakable If not, then maybe there will be one for 98 around, somewheres. I didn't know there were such things as vb scripts to "fix" things. Quote Is your windows uptodate? Should be.How long since you reinstalled Windows? It might just be time to solve all problems this way. Can you create shortcuts in other folders or on your desktop? If you can, create the shortcut you want there, then copy and paste it into the "SendTo" folder. I assume you're creating a shortcut to an application and not to a folder. RickDarn it! We must be telepathic Telepathic? Not that I know of. Did it work? Quote Telepathic? Not that I know of. We both wrote about the same thing at the same time. But your post showed up just before mine. When I clicked the "Post" button and saw your post and mine SAYING the same thing, I edited mine by erasing it and then I wrote the little joke about our telepathy Dragging the exe file to the SendTo folder does create a shortcut. It's not a fix to the problem, but it will do for now

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Hi all.

I can no longer add shortcuts to my "Send To..." context menu.

I used to do it by hilighting the SendTo folder then File --> New --> Shortcut which gave me the wizard to create the shortcut.

Now, instead of getting the wizard, all I get is a small message window with "Problem Creating Object" in the title bar, and the "The operation completed successfully" message.

Then a shortcut appears called "New Shortcut" but it's empty. It goes nowhere.

Something else I just noticed that may be related is that when I right-click the start button,
the "Open" option is grayed out and inactive.

I use win98se.

I'm not a super expert, but I'm no newbie either. This has got me stumped.
The only thing I can think of which might COINCIDE with this, is my recent usage of a personal data eraser that erases a few registry keys. But that's should be related to web data. Not anything system related.

Anyways, there it is.
I hope you guys/gals have the fix, 'coz I miss my SendTo option
XP?
Scroll down to #348
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm Quote

I use win98se.

Well that was a waste of 12 hours for you to get more responses wasn't it. This could be related to your mouse problem.
Is your computer free of VIRUSES and spyware. Quote

This could be related to your mouse problem.

:-? :-? :-?
Actually, the mouse problem is about one YEAR old. The "Send To..." problem is just recent.

Quote

Is your computer free of viruses and spyware.

She's squeeky clean 8-)

I got the vb SCRIPT from kellys-korner, and I'll try it on a bit later.
It's for XP, but it might still work [fingers crossed ]I wouldn't use the XP script.
Is your windows uptodate? Quote

I wouldn't use the XP script.

I'll look at it. Maybe it's tweakable
If not, then maybe there will be one for 98 around, somewheres.
I didn't know there were such things as vb scripts to "fix" things.

Quote

Is your windows uptodate?

Should be.How long since you reinstalled Windows? It might just be time to solve all problems this way. Can you create shortcuts in other folders or on your desktop? If you can, create the shortcut you want there, then copy and paste it into the "SendTo" folder. I assume you're creating a shortcut to an application and not to a folder.
RickDarn it! We must be telepathic
Telepathic? Not that I know of.
Did it work? Quote

Telepathic? Not that I know of.

We both wrote about the same thing at the same time.
But your post showed up just before mine.

When I clicked the "Post" button and saw your post and mine SAYING the same thing,
I edited mine by erasing it and then I wrote the little joke about our telepathy

Dragging the exe file to the SendTo folder does create a shortcut.
It's not a fix to the problem, but it will do for now

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