Help- None of my shortcuts or executables work!

[lahaze]

I have XP Pro on my work pc. Today when I clicked on a shortcut to a
program or the executable itself, I received an error, saying the file
wasnt found and told me how to search for it! But I clicked on the
exe!

Only way around this, was to right click the file or shortcut, click
"run as" and change the selection to the person logged on- me! And yes
Im the administrator.

Any suggestions would be appreciated!

LaHaZe

[Kelly]

Hi,

See if this helps:

EXE Fix for Windows XP - Line 12 (Restores EXE & lnk)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

To use the Regedits: Save the REG File to your hard disk. Double click it
and answer yes to the import prompt. REG files can be viewed in Notepad by
right clicking on the file and selecting Edit.

--
All the Best,
Kelly

MS-MVP Win98/XP
[AE-Windows® XP]

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
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http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Top 10 Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/top10faqs.htm


"lahaze" > wrote in message
om...
> I have XP Pro on my work pc. Today when I clicked on a shortcut to a
> program or the executable itself, I received an error, saying the file
> wasnt found and told me how to search for it! But I clicked on the
> exe!
>
> Only way around this, was to right click the file or shortcut, click
> "run as" and change the selection to the person logged on- me! And yes
> Im the administrator.
>
> Any suggestions would be appreciated!
>
> LaHaZe

[Kent W. England [MVP]]

Sounds like you moved some shortcuts and they kept their original
permissions. Go to the folder where the shortcuts are kept, right-click
to the security tab, click the Advanced button and replace permission
entries on the child objects to inherit the parent permissions. This
should fix all the shortcuts in that folder in one go.

--
Kent W. England, Microsoft MVP for Windows



"lahaze" > wrote in message
om...
> I have XP Pro on my work pc. Today when I clicked on a shortcut to a
> program or the executable itself, I received an error, saying the file
> wasnt found and told me how to search for it! But I clicked on the
> exe!
>
> Only way around this, was to right click the file or shortcut, click
> "run as" and change the selection to the person logged on- me! And yes
> Im the administrator.
>
> Any suggestions would be appreciated!
>
> LaHaZe

[lahaze]

In my case, every executable on my pc gives the same error,,,not just the shortcut!

LaHaZe


"Kent W. England [MVP]" > wrote in message >...
> Sounds like you moved some shortcuts and they kept their original
> permissions. Go to the folder where the shortcuts are kept, right-click
> to the security tab, click the Advanced button and replace permission
> entries on the child objects to inherit the parent permissions. This
> should fix all the shortcuts in that folder in one go.
>
> --
> Kent W. England, Microsoft MVP for Windows
>
>
>
> "lahaze" > wrote in message
> om...
> > I have XP Pro on my work pc. Today when I clicked on a shortcut to a
> > program or the executable itself, I received an error, saying the file
> > wasnt found and told me how to search for it! But I clicked on the
> > exe!
> >
> > Only way around this, was to right click the file or shortcut, click
> > "run as" and change the selection to the person logged on- me! And yes
> > Im the administrator.
> >
> > Any suggestions would be appreciated!
> >
> > LaHaZe

[Kent W. England [MVP]]

That could be the Klez virus. Update your AV scanner and run it. If you
detect Klez, you may have to use the manual removal instructions from
your AV vendor. Actually, I combine the instructions from all the AV
vendors to remove Klez. It's hard to get rid of.

--
Kent W. England, Microsoft MVP for Windows



"lahaze" > wrote in message
om...
> In my case, every executable on my pc gives the same error,,,not just
the shortcut!
>
> LaHaZe
>
>
> "Kent W. England [MVP]" > wrote in message
>...
> > Sounds like you moved some shortcuts and they kept their original
> > permissions. Go to the folder where the shortcuts are kept,
right-click
> > to the security tab, click the Advanced button and replace
permission
> > entries on the child objects to inherit the parent permissions. This
> > should fix all the shortcuts in that folder in one go.
> >
> > --
> > Kent W. England, Microsoft MVP for Windows
> >
> >
> >
> > "lahaze" > wrote in message
> > om...
> > > I have XP Pro on my work pc. Today when I clicked on a shortcut to
a
> > > program or the executable itself, I received an error, saying the
file
> > > wasnt found and told me how to search for it! But I clicked on the
> > > exe!
> > >
> > > Only way around this, was to right click the file or shortcut,
click
> > > "run as" and change the selection to the person logged on- me! And
yes
> > > Im the administrator.
> > >
> > > Any suggestions would be appreciated!
> > >
> > > LaHaZe

[lahaze]

Thank you both for your time,, Ill be trying both suggestions!

LaHaZe


"Kent W. England [MVP]" > wrote in message >...
> That could be the Klez virus. Update your AV scanner and run it. If you
> detect Klez, you may have to use the manual removal instructions from
> your AV vendor. Actually, I combine the instructions from all the AV
> vendors to remove Klez. It's hard to get rid of.
>
> --
> Kent W. England, Microsoft MVP for Windows
>
>
>
> "lahaze" > wrote in message
> om...
> > In my case, every executable on my pc gives the same error,,,not just
> the shortcut!
> >
> > LaHaZe
> >
> >
> > "Kent W. England [MVP]" > wrote in message
> >...
> > > Sounds like you moved some shortcuts and they kept their original
> > > permissions. Go to the folder where the shortcuts are kept,
> right-click
> > > to the security tab, click the Advanced button and replace
> permission
> > > entries on the child objects to inherit the parent permissions. This
> > > should fix all the shortcuts in that folder in one go.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Kent W. England, Microsoft MVP for Windows
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "lahaze" > wrote in message
> > > om...
> > > > I have XP Pro on my work pc. Today when I clicked on a shortcut to
> a
> > > > program or the executable itself, I received an error, saying the
> file
> > > > wasnt found and told me how to search for it! But I clicked on the
> > > > exe!
> > > >
> > > > Only way around this, was to right click the file or shortcut,
> click
> > > > "run as" and change the selection to the person logged on- me! And
> yes
> > > > Im the administrator.
> > > >
> > > > Any suggestions would be appreciated!
> > > >
> > > > LaHaZe

[lahaze]

Kelly
Your suggestion worked like charm, many thanks,,
Any idea what causes this so I may avoid this situation in the future?


(lahaze) wrote in message >...
> Thank you both for your time,, Ill be trying both suggestions!
>
> LaHaZe
>
>
> "Kent W. England [MVP]" > wrote in message >...
> > That could be the Klez virus. Update your AV scanner and run it. If you
> > detect Klez, you may have to use the manual removal instructions from
> > your AV vendor. Actually, I combine the instructions from all the AV
> > vendors to remove Klez. It's hard to get rid of.
> >
> > --
> > Kent W. England, Microsoft MVP for Windows
> >
> >
> >
> > "lahaze" > wrote in message
> > om...
> > > In my case, every executable on my pc gives the same error,,,not just
> the shortcut!
> > >
> > > LaHaZe
> > >
> > >
> > > "Kent W. England [MVP]" > wrote in message
> >...
> > > > Sounds like you moved some shortcuts and they kept their original
> > > > permissions. Go to the folder where the shortcuts are kept,
> right-click
> > > > to the security tab, click the Advanced button and replace
> permission
> > > > entries on the child objects to inherit the parent permissions. This
> > > > should fix all the shortcuts in that folder in one go.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Kent W. England, Microsoft MVP for Windows
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "lahaze" > wrote in message
> > > > om...
> > > > > I have XP Pro on my work pc. Today when I clicked on a shortcut to
> a
> > > > > program or the executable itself, I received an error, saying the
> file
> > > > > wasnt found and told me how to search for it! But I clicked on the
> > > > > exe!
> > > > >
> > > > > Only way around this, was to right click the file or shortcut,
> click
> > > > > "run as" and change the selection to the person logged on- me! And
> yes
> > > > > Im the administrator.
> > > > >
> > > > > Any suggestions would be appreciated!
> > > > >
> > > > > LaHaZe