Thanks!

That did the trick!

>>I used to be able to right click on my desktop, and create a new "Microsoft DataLink Object." That option has disappeared.
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>>I recently installed SP5, and I'm wondering if that somehow did something?
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>>Any thoughts would be appreciated.
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>>Thanks,
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>>David
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>Check for the existence of the following file on your system: C:/Program Files/Common Files/System/OLE DB/newudl.reg. If you find it, double-click on it and the next time you boot you will have the good old "New Microsoft DataLink" option on the desktop right click menu.
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>Otherwise you can follow the advice on the other replies.
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>HTH