XP SP3 install causes mapped drives to open in Notepad

[Lisa Delafield]

After running current Windows updates I have a problem with mapped drives.
When you launch My Computer and click on a mapped drive it launches Notepad.
If you use Windows Explorer you can click on the mapped drive and it works
fine.

 

[Thee Chicago Wolf]

Re: XP SP3 install causes mapped drives to open in Notepad

>After running current Windows updates I have a problem with mapped drives.
>When you launch My Computer and click on a mapped drive it launches Notepad.
>If you use Windows Explorer you can click on the mapped drive and it works
>fine.

Perhaps try to re-create the mappings.

- Thee Chicago Wolf

 

[Lisa Delafield]

Re: XP SP3 install causes mapped drives to open in Notepad

I did try that and the mapped drives still launch notepad.

Thanks

"Thee Chicago Wolf" wrote:

> >After running current Windows updates I have a problem with mapped drives.
> >When you launch My Computer and click on a mapped drive it launches Notepad.
> >If you use Windows Explorer you can click on the mapped drive and it works
> >fine.
>
> Perhaps try to re-create the mappings.
>
> - Thee Chicago Wolf
>

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Re: XP SP3 install causes mapped drives to open in Notepad

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Lisa Delafield wrote:
> I did try that and the mapped drives still launch notepad.
>
> Thanks
>
> "Thee Chicago Wolf" wrote:
>
>>> After running current Windows updates I have a problem with mapped
>>> drives.
>>> When you launch My Computer and click on a mapped drive it launches
>>> Notepad. If you use Windows Explorer you can click on the mapped drive
>>> and it works fine.
>>
>> Perhaps try to re-create the mappings.
>>
>> - Thee Chicago Wolf

 

[Thee Chicago Wolf]

Re: XP SP3 install causes mapped drives to open in Notepad

>I did try that and the mapped drives still launch notepad.

What extension does the mapped link create? You may just have to
reassociate it with explorer.exe.

- Thee Chicago Wolf