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I've recently got a new computer, and was tasked with some basic configuration.
I've created 4 accounts, all of them administrators.
On one of them, I've created taskbar and desktop shortcuts for Word and PowerPoint.
When I tried to do so on the second account, I've successfully got to the Word and PowerPoint shortcuts via the start menu search, but when I placed them on the desktop: their icons disappeared (they weren't actually gone, but the images were replaced by the default icon which appears when Windows cannot find some image).
On the third account, I couldn't even find Word nor PowerPoint. I can, however, find the rest of Office (Outlook etc). But Word and PowerPoint seem to be gone.
Why is this happening? How can I fix this?
And it is a genuine Windows copy, but I wasn't the one who installed it.
The OS is Windows 7 Professional.
Note: I can still actually use the programs if I navigate to them manually (C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office12).
Note: The original account still has the shortcuts and is able to find them.
How did you create the shortcuts? – ernie – 2013-01-04T17:04:59.007
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All of the accounts are new? I've often found that broken file associations for system files (.lnk, .exe, etc) are due to corrupt profiles. – Josh – 2013-01-04T18:14:41.110
@Josh, actually no. There was a preinstallation on the PC, with one account (the one on which everything works) as an administrator. I've added three new ones. – jcora – 2013-01-04T20:00:22.787