ahhhh =/ shortcut problems!

Silv · Cadet Joined: Mar 22, 2004 Posts: 3 Location: USA

hey,

i just reformatted my comptuer after it kind of crashed, eheh.. it was working fine until everytime i started starting up the computer, it would go, "problems with shortcut [insert file name, i.e. X129FJL3 is something theyd show on my comptuer]...could not find location on hard drive, it may be lcoated somewhere else" or something like that. does anyone know what that means? i get about 20 or 30 of those popping up everytime i come on to the computer! i dont know what to do.. i went to the area where the files where and kept deleting them, but more of them just kept coming back. i downloaded a bunch of anti virus and anti trojan programs at diff. times to see if that coudl detect and remove anything, but nothing helped or found anything. HELP! Sad

i have no idea what to do, and more of these "problems with shortcuts" keep popping up! thanks a lot =)

Prince_Serendip · Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2004 12:24 am Post subject:

Do you have your original Win XP install CDs? If you do, then do another format from the CD. To do that, reboot the PC with the Win XP CD in the drive. Then do a reformat. You cannot reformat from Windows, only from boot or startup.

If you don't have the Win XP CDs then you will need to get them.

Silv · Cadet Joined: Mar 22, 2004 Posts: 3 Location: USA

i dont have windows xp though.. i have windows me, does the same thing apply to that as well? thanks

Prince_Serendip · Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2004 3:12 pm Post subject:

Reformatting and Re-installing Windows ME: Instructions and Guidelines

Step 1) Delete all partitions using FDISK

Instructions: CyberTechHelp: How to Delete a Partition

Step 2) Create partition(s) using FDISK

Instructions: CyberTechHelp: How to Create a Partition

Step 3) Format the partition(s) using FORMAT

Instructions: CyberTechHelp: How to Format a Partition

Step 4) Install Windows Me

Instructions: Microsoft: Installing Windows Millennium Edition

Additional help:
Windows Millennium Edition Setup FAQ

Sorry it took so long. Been kinda busy. Hope this helps you out. Wink

Best regards Very Happy


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