I have a user running NT 4 SP6 and IE 6 with desktop shortcuts to web sites. These worked until today. Now when she double-clicks one she gets an error message “Cannot find FINDER.COM.” These sites open normally if I key in the URL in the Address box, or if I select them from the Favorites menu. Creating new shortcuts doesn’t fix the problem.
I can’t find FINDER.COM on any other NT machine. I also can’t find references to it on the web, in newsgroups, or on Microsoft’s web site (Surprise!). I can find references to assorted home page hijackers with FINDER in the name (Globe-Finder.com, Bookmark-Finder.com, Man-Finder.com, etc.), but the home page hasn’t been hijacked and none of the other symptoms match. Everything seems to work except the shortcuts.
Any clues? All answers will be rated! I promise! No, really, I mean it!