Guys, this seems to have been overlooked. I've got no idea, but maybe someone else does?

I had a similar issue when I installed CFI's "ShellToys" after VDMSound & it's GUI. What made it stranger was that when I used PowerDesk (OnTrack's Explorer-tool Replacement) I was still able to use and create the shortcuts. I had presumed it had something to do with NT's "file handling" since PowerDesk was actually a Win9x tool.

IIRC, it took a full un-install of VDMSound and it's launcher, a scan of the registry make sure there were 0 references to VDMSound, and then a new install to correct it.

Unregistered wrote:

I've been working with computers for 20 years now. ... What do I need to associate the .VLP file with to make it clickable again so that I can use it as a shortcut to run the associated applications with VDMSound?

Frank

Ouch.

First you should not have needed to manually change the icon. Going to a .vlp file's properties and choosing "Change icon" should have done the trick. 😉

Now, since LaunchPad is a shell extension it doesn't quite follow the standard (simple) model. What i recommend you do is:
1) In the registry, in HKCR, erase the .vlp and vlpfile subtrees. Make sure they are gone. No need to unisntall or reinstall anything.
2) Open a DOS box. Go to the LaunchPad directory. Type:

regsvr32 LaunchPad.dll

It should all be fine now (no need to reboot or anything like that). The .vlp and vlpfile subtrees should be back. And don't touch them again, you shouldn't need to. 😀

V.