How to change the Target type within a desktop shortcut

Hello :)

I had created a shortcut for an application that I had just loaded on to my computer. I By accident I had picked the wrong application to "Opens with" and when I clicked ok the Target type also got set to the wrong file. I deleted it and tried to recreate it with the correct "Opens with" application but now the Target type is not correct so it does not work the way I would like it to. I was trying to follow this article
Creating, modifying, and deleting shortcuts the easy way - Subtle Coolness
that shows me how to change a shortcuts Target type using the Group Policy Management Editor only my version of the Editor does not match what is shown in the article. I can not find the "Shortcuts" in my listing.

Is it possible to change the "Target Type" of a shortcut?

Any help is greatly appreciate!!!

Thanks!!

Hello Shawn,

Thanks for get your reply. I was able to change the "Opens with" to be the correct application but it has not changed the Target type. Is there a way to do that? I was hoping that the Group Policy Management Editor would be the way to go but I can not find the "Shortcuts" like it shows in this article
Creating, modifying, and deleting shortcuts the easy way - Subtle Coolness

Any thoughts??

Ok here is a doc with what the shortcut looks like on my new computer and the what they should look got that from my old computer. what I am looking to change is on the Shortcut tab in the shortcut properties.

Thanks so much for helping!!!

Yes I am able to create a new shortcut but it comes out with the wrong Target Type. The pics I uploaded show you what I get when I try to create a new shortcut on the new computer from with in the app I am trying to use. The Xmanager3 has a "shortcut" button, I have uploaded a pic of that. and when I click that it gives me the result in the first set of pics in the shortcut file.

The problem now is the Target type which is what I am trying to change. Just don't know how to do that.

Thanks again for sticking with me on this I really appreciate it!!! :)

ops!!! forgot to include the pic

Do those get written to the registry?

Would a System Restore fix this issue?