"Paul-B" wrote:

> jimmuh wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > "Paul-B" wrote:
> >
> > > 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...s/default.aspx
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> > > > ry=jimmuh&dg=microsoft.public.office.misc&cat=en_U S_24f872ec-a5b6-
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> > > > -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?
> > >
> > > --
> > > Paul-B
> > >
> >
> > They should be pointing to local files / folders. They are the
> > standard Office app shortcuts, and they don't actually tell you what
> > the danged target is. (Each of the shortcuts just has "Microsoft
> > Office Professional 2007" in the target field of its Properties
> > dialog.)
> >
> > Frankly, I've never understood why Microsoft thought it was such a
> > great idea to use this type of shortcut. There may be some slight
> > advantages, but there's something to be said for consistency and
> > functionality. I find it amusing, as well as extremely irritating,
> > that the ONLY applications I have running under Vista that have this
> > annoying issue (or any kind of operational issue, for that matter)
> > are MICROSOFT applications.
>
> Ah, thanks for that.
>
> I came across a problem recently where shortcuts across a network
> stopped working. After much head-scratching it turned-out that the
> automatic install of IE7 had caused IE7 to consider my internal network
> as a non-trusted site and had blocked access to it.
>
> --
> Paul-B
>

Oh, shucks! I was hoping you were going to come up with a magic dope slap to
straighten me out! Heh!

Come on, someone, anyone? At least smack me up the side of the head with a
big trout or something? I can't be the only guy with this problem, can I?
And, if I am, then someone please just shoot me and put me out of my misery!