I have read most of previous posts and also opened the lnk fix. Nothing. I think I need more directions. I'm unable to open most of my shortcuts. When I do open, I get the View Downloads screen which never happened before. I have W7, 64 bit, IE 9.

Hi, According the issue, I suggest that you reset your IE then check the issue again. 1. Go to Control Panel –All Control Pane Items - Internet Options. 2. Choose Advanced tag, click “Reset…” button, click OK in the pop-up box. 3. Click OK to close Internet Options, then restart Internet Explorer Also, if you installed any third party download software, please try to temporary uninstall it. Hope that helpsWilliam Tan TechNet Community Support

Start with scanning your computer for viruses. Even if you fix the lnk files to work again chances are that your computer is infected with a virus and that's how they got corrupted in the first place. Microsoft security essentials is a free product that does decent job http://windows.microsoft.com/en-CA/windows/products/security-essentials Trend Micro free online scanner http://housecall.trendmicro.com/ Once you are sure that there are no viruses, i then would attempt http://support.microsoft.com/kb/172053 File Association Fixes for Windows 7 http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/file-asso-fixes-for-windows-7/