jimmuh wrote:

> I've posted about this issue under Office General Questions, but we
> haven't got very far with it. Location of that discussion --
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/communities...fault.aspx?que
> ry=jimmuh&dg=microsoft.public.office.misc&cat=en_U S_24f872ec-a5b6-4cc1
> -925d-0364c03e6da6&lang=en&cr=US&pt=&catlist=&dglist=&pt list=&exp=&slo
> c=en-us
>
> I'll restate as briefly as possible:
>
> Systems are running Vista Business, Office Professional 2007, Office
> Visio Professional 2007, Office OneNote 2007 -- all RTM. Complete
> install was used for each of the Office applications.
>
> The Office shortcuts produced by the installation process in the
> Start Menu work fine when selected by mouse or by arrow keys. The do
> NOT work when selected with the Start Menu search function. It gets
> weirder. If I pin any of these shortcuts to the Start Menu's top
> level, they don't function at all, regardless of how they are
> selected. Same for placing them in the Quick Launch toolbar. Drag
> them from their non-functioning position on the Start Menu or in
> Quick Launch to the Desktop, and they work. All user accounts behave
> the same. I have seen this now on five systems. I have not seen the
> shortcuts behave properly (or in a manner that I would deem to be
> proper, anyway) on a single machine with this combination of software.
>
> Systems are configured very much alike -- using renamed primary
> accounts, Ctrl-Alt-Del required to log in, not showing last logged
> user. Nothing fancy.
>
> Am I doing something wrong / dumb? Is there a fix for this? A hidden
> setting? An obvious setting? Folks in the Office discussion area
> don't seem to be coming up with anything. I'm most CERTAINLY not
> coming up with anything. Have tried Office diagnostics / repair -
> nothing. Have tried a removal then reinstallation of the applications
> on one system - same result. If I'm doing something dumb, at least
> I'm being consistent about it.
>
> :\

Do your shortcuts point to local or network files/folders?

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Paul-B