When you change an Internet shortcut file on a Windows Vista-based computer, and then you try to open the shortcut file in Windows Internet Explorer 7, the shortcut file does not link to the expected URL. This problem occurs if all the following conditions are true:

• The User Account Control (UAC) feature is turned on in Windows Vista.
• Protected mode is enabled in Internet Explorer 7.
• You are running an application that installs a global hook procedure by using the SetWindowsHookEx function.
• The Internet shortcut file is saved in the Desktop folder.