Troubleshooter of Error: After removing Real Player, I can no longer open shortcuts from desktop.

After removing Real Player, I can no longer open shortcuts from desktop.

Original Title:How do I fix shortcut problem
On Tues 06/28/11 I used IOBOT Advanced System Care 4 Uninstall (advanced deep uninstall) utility to remove real player.  I didn't know it tied in with Windows Media Player 11.  WPM 11 was also deleted.   I could not open anything from my desktop shortcuts. 
I tried to open IE7 with open with IE.  Would not open.  It converted all my desktop icons to open with IE.  Went to help and support in start menu for system restore, but could not access it.  So on the advise of the Tech person of the company that built
my desktop (custom made locally) I used my Widows XP Home Edition disc's repair setup to try to repair Windows.  That worked.  Reinstalled SP3 and all updates and WPM11.  All my desktop short cuts were still open with IE.  Was able to access system restore,
but the big problem is that I am not able to go to any date prior to 06/28.  I sent an e-mail to Microsoft Help stating all of the above, but all I received was an e-mail with a link on how to use system restore.  I do not have any external drive that can
hold 50GB of data (I have an 80 GB hard drive).  Is there any way to fix this problem short of erasing the hard drive and starting from scratch?  I thought of deleting all short cuts that are open with IE, but then would lose everything in programs in start. 
Any help will be greatly appreciated.  Thanks

Anwsers to the Problem After removing Real Player, I can no longer open shortcuts from desktop.

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Hi SteveHavlish,
 
Method 1
Refer the link and run the Fixit tool available, check if it helps.
Fix broken desktop shortcuts and common system maintenance tasks
http://support.microsoft.com/mats/system_maintenance_for_windows/
 
Method 2
If the above step fails then refer the Microsoft article and check if it helps.
You cannot open files that have extensions such as.exe,.com, and.lnk on a Windows XP-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923077
 
Method 3
If the above step fails then you will need to change the file associations for the corrupt desktop Shortcuts.
Refer the article for more information.
How to change or select which program starts when you double-click a file in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307859

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