broken internet shortcuts?

[DeltaMac]

I just re-checked IE (seldom use it, anymore). If you drag the address icon, you get a .url (what you have). If you drag the address (not the icon), you get a web internet location file (this is the one that can be used with other browsers) IE doesn't seem to mention anything about the webloc type files in their help files.
The Shortcut .url files are just a text file with the url address. These could be pasted into a document that automatically creates links for web addresses (most any word processor). But with thousands, would take hours or days.

 

[billbobdole]

arg still stumped! but i've got some smartass mofo's on the case..

 

[billbobdole]

ARG i can't believe i'm restricted to fukn IE until i solve this. christ

 

[DeltaMac]

Unfortunate that IE allows you to create shortcuts that are specific to IE only. Have you started changing them over to an easier-to-export format? That would be the solution, leave IE open, but only to open web shortcuts, then change over to webloc files (then delete the old unneeded url shortcut). Have you tried searching through MS web help at MS web site? There may be a way to convert these.