Re: Flooded with shortcut errors at bootup

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From: Rick \ (rick_at_mvps.org)
Date: 08/17/04


Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 06:42:29 -0400

Hi,

Have you run a full system scan with updated antivirus software yet?
Have you tried running spyware detection programs like Adaware6 from
www.lavasoft.de?

-- 
Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
"OldTimer" <DistinctDispatches(thefire)@hotmail.com> wrote in message 
news:7jh3i05c93fqhpq2egjhlhknket5n41qqe@4ax.com...
>
> Recently when I started booting my computer hundreds (not exaggerating
> I counted 212 at one point)) of invalid shortcut errors started
> popping up.  I found them all (I think) in the Startup folder and
> deleted them.  But the next time I booted they started up again and
> had been returned to the Startup folder.
>
> Where are they coming from and how do I get rid of them?
>
> Please help??
>
> Ralph
> 


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