The target of this internet shortcut is not valid

I recently installed IE 8 (previously was using IE 6). Now many of my
internet favorites are missing the web document tab in the properties, the
URL is missing, and if I click on the them I get an error message "the target
of this internet shortcut is not valid". This happened not only to all of my
existing favorites but if I add a new favorite, the URL is often lost right
away.

My operating system is XP Professional version 2002, service pack 3, v.3264.

Can this be fixed?

Hi RMM,

That happened to me the other day.... I haven't worked out what is happening
or whether it was caused by a Windows update. Is your machine fully Windows
Updated?

Lets see if some other folks are experiencing the same issue. I have had no
issues when I use the Add to Favorites Bar instead of the Add to Favorites
menu.

I am using Vista x86 SP2 with IE8.

Regards.

"RMM" <RMM@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:781F85CD-2ED5-4A93-8C47-1AE1DD2E676D@microsoft.com...
> I recently installed IE 8 (previously was using IE 6). Now many of my
> internet favorites are missing the web document tab in the properties, the
> URL is missing, and if I click on the them I get an error message "the
> target
> of this internet shortcut is not valid". This happened not only to all of
> my
> existing favorites but if I add a new favorite, the URL is often lost
> right
> away.
>
> My operating system is XP Professional version 2002, service pack 3,
> v.3264.
>
> Can this be fixed?
>

"RMM" <RMM@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:781F85CD-2ED5-4A93-8C47-1AE1DD2E676D@microsoft.com...
> I recently installed IE 8 (previously was using IE 6). Now many of my
> internet favorites are missing the web document tab in the properties, the
> URL is missing, and if I click on the them I get an error message "the
> target
> of this internet shortcut is not valid". This happened not only to all of
> my
> existing favorites but if I add a new favorite, the URL is often lost
> right
> away.
>
> My operating system is XP Professional version 2002, service pack 3,
> v.3264.
>
> Can this be fixed?


You have something else running that is doing that. Another user found it
was cidaemon...

http://social.answers.microsoft.com/...4-ab6865f5ac54


But I think I have read of other causes too, in particular a lesser used AV
product. However, I think it was discovered long enough ago (about the
time of IE7 beta) that it will probably have been fixed by now; so just
consider it as another example of what you would need to be looking for.


Good luck

Robert Aldwinckle
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