I have a shortcut (.LNK) on my desktop to a MS Access database out on a network drive. When I double click that shortcut I get an hour glass for about 10 seconds and then nothing. No errors, no access opening, nothing happens.

It appears as if there's not even an MSAccess process running in the background.

The file successfully opens from:

1. The Open dialog in Access
2. The commandline "C:\path\to\MSACCESS.EXE C:\path\to\shortcut.lnk"
3. The commandline "C:\path\to\MSACCESS.EXE C:\path\to\whatTheShortcutPointsTo.mdb"

The file silently fails to open from:

1. Double clicking the shortcut.lnk
2. Double clicking the mdb file that shortcut.lnk targets

At first I thought it had to do with how the link handler operated but the fact that it does the same exact thing when I try to open the mdb directly in explorer makes me think it's an issue with explorer.

I've tried restoring, deleting, and recreating the association with the extension. I've tried running MSACCESS.EXE /regserver. I've run out of things to throw at it.

In case this is specific to MS Access 2007; I'm trying to use 2007 :)