need help with problems, (from:TO glee, FROM daddyzaring's POST!)

I am reposting the problems I am having, just in case it was getting missed in other post. Please also see "TO glee, FROM daddyzaring's POST!" post to see previous progress.

I am using, a HP Pavilion 6573Z, P3, 500mhz, 256mb RAM, total of 80G HDs
capacity, with Windows 98SE,

The problems I am experiencing, when I left click on most of the shortcuts
in my startmenu I get an error message:



NAME OF SHORTCUT

The object that 'C:\WINDOWS\Desktop\Programs name.ink' refers to has been
moved or is inaccessible.



I have to right click, and select open to get anything to work(start menu,
or desk top). Most of my start menu icons are the blank default windows
icon. When trying to access my control panel (left clicking) it tells me,
"Access to the specific device, path or file is denied. Also when I try to
click on links in my emails (MS Outlook) it gives me a Locate Link Browser.


Also, my recycle bin is missing off of my desktop. Also, when I look in
windows explorer the recycle bin icon is a folder icon, and it's faded
looking.

"DaddyZaring" wrote in message ...

The problems I am experiencing, when I left click on most of the shortcuts
in my startmenu I get an error message:

NAME OF SHORTCUT
The object that 'C:\WINDOWS\Desktop\Programs name.ink' refers to has been
moved or is inaccessible.

Right-click the shortcut, select "Properties" and make sure the "Target" field is
correct. If it isn't, change it.

I have to right click, and select open to get anything to work(start menu,
or desk top). Most of my start menu icons are the blank default windows
icon. When trying to access my control panel (left clicking) it tells me,
"Access to the specific device, path or file is denied.

As mentioned by another poster, try extracting a fresh copy of
"C:\WINDOWS\RUNDLL32.EXE" from your Windows 98 CD.

Also when I try to
click on links in my emails (MS Outlook) it gives me a Locate Link Browser.

Click "Start", "Run", type "msinfo32" and click "OK". When System Information
opens, click "Tools", "Internet Explorer Repair tool", select "Repair Internet
Explorer" and click "OK". A reboot will be required.

Also, my recycle bin is missing off of my desktop. Also, when I look in
windows explorer the recycle bin icon is a folder icon, and it's faded
looking.

If the Internet Explorer repair doesn't fix this, back up your registry, then
download http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/asset...RBinRepair.zip
Unzip the "RBinRepair.reg" file to your desktop, then double-click it and
confirm the change.

Ben

Ding! Round 3!
-----
your "Locate Link Browser" issue:
What web browser do you use for the Internet?
Internet Explorer? Mozilla? Firefox? Netscape? Opera?

Do you have, or have you ever had, any web browsers installed besides Internet
Explorer?
When you click the link in Outlook, besides the Locate Link Browser box appearing,
does the link open a web page in a browser? If so, what browser?

Have you tried using the Locate Link Browser to point it to your default browser?

-----
your shortcut problem:
You stated that *most startmenu shortcuts* give you a message, but then in your
sample message you describe a desktop shortcut:
"'C:\WINDOWS\Desktop\Programs name.ink'" (sic)
(That is actually .lnk, not .ink ....it stands for "link")

Is it desktop shortcuts or start menu shortcuts or both? Is it ALL of them or just
some of them? Which programs are they for?

Right-click one of the non-working shortcuts that give you the error, then click
Properties on the menu that appears. Note (write down) the path listed on the
Shortcut tab in the "Target:" box. Then, click the "Find Target" button....what
happens when you do that? Does it find the target file and display it in a folder
window?

If not, open Windows Explorer, navigate to the path you wrote down from the Target
box, and see if the file listed (or even the folder) still exists.

Post back with your results, and with answers to all the questions I asked in this
post.
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


"DaddyZaring" wrote in message
...
I am reposting the problems I am having, just in case it was getting missed in other
post. Please also see "TO glee, FROM daddyzaring's POST!" post to see previous
progress.

I am using, a HP Pavilion 6573Z, P3, 500mhz, 256mb RAM, total of 80G HDs
capacity, with Windows 98SE,

The problems I am experiencing, when I left click on most of the shortcuts
in my startmenu I get an error message:



NAME OF SHORTCUT

The object that 'C:\WINDOWS\Desktop\Programs name.ink' refers to has been
moved or is inaccessible.



I have to right click, and select open to get anything to work(start menu,
or desk top). Most of my start menu icons are the blank default windows
icon. When trying to access my control panel (left clicking) it tells me,
"Access to the specific device, path or file is denied. Also when I try to
click on links in my emails (MS Outlook) it gives me a Locate Link Browser.


Also, my recycle bin is missing off of my desktop. Also, when I look in
windows explorer the recycle bin icon is a folder icon, and it's faded
looking.

All of the shortcut seem to have the correct paths.
When trying to repair internet explorer, it lock up my computer.
will wait for reply before I try the last step.
I haven't used any other browsers
"Ben Myers" wrote in message
...

"DaddyZaring" wrote in message
...

The problems I am experiencing, when I left click on most of the shortcuts
in my startmenu I get an error message:

NAME OF SHORTCUT
The object that 'C:\WINDOWS\Desktop\Programs name.ink' refers to has been
moved or is inaccessible.

Right-click the shortcut, select "Properties" and make sure the "Target"
field is
correct. If it isn't, change it.

I have to right click, and select open to get anything to work(start menu,
or desk top). Most of my start menu icons are the blank default windows
icon. When trying to access my control panel (left clicking) it tells me,
"Access to the specific device, path or file is denied.

As mentioned by another poster, try extracting a fresh copy of
"C:\WINDOWS\RUNDLL32.EXE" from your Windows 98 CD.

Also when I try to
click on links in my emails (MS Outlook) it gives me a Locate Link Browser.

Click "Start", "Run", type "msinfo32" and click "OK". When System
Information
opens, click "Tools", "Internet Explorer Repair tool", select "Repair
Internet
Explorer" and click "OK". A reboot will be required.

Also, my recycle bin is missing off of my desktop. Also, when I look in
windows explorer the recycle bin icon is a folder icon, and it's faded
looking.

If the Internet Explorer repair doesn't fix this, back up your registry,
then
download http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/asset...RBinRepair.zip
Unzip the "RBinRepair.reg" file to your desktop, then double-click it and
confirm the change.

Ben

Try extracting a fresh copy of "C:\WINDOWS\RUNDLL32.EXE". This is
an important system file and is used in the Internet Explorer repair process as
well as opening Control Panel applets. To do this, insert your Windows
98 CD, then open a DOS box and type the following command line. You
may have to replace "D:\" with the drive letter used by your CD drive.

extract /a /y /L C:\Windows D:\win98\base4.cab RUNDLL32.EXE

Ben

"DaddyZaring" wrote in message ...
All of the shortcut seem to have the correct paths.
When trying to repair internet explorer, it lock up my computer.
will wait for reply before I try the last step.
I haven't used any other browsers
"Ben Myers" wrote in message
...

"DaddyZaring" wrote in message
...

The problems I am experiencing, when I left click on most of the shortcuts
in my startmenu I get an error message:

NAME OF SHORTCUT
The object that 'C:\WINDOWS\Desktop\Programs name.ink' refers to has been
moved or is inaccessible.

Right-click the shortcut, select "Properties" and make sure the "Target"
field is
correct. If it isn't, change it.

I have to right click, and select open to get anything to work(start menu,
or desk top). Most of my start menu icons are the blank default windows
icon. When trying to access my control panel (left clicking) it tells me,
"Access to the specific device, path or file is denied.

As mentioned by another poster, try extracting a fresh copy of
"C:\WINDOWS\RUNDLL32.EXE" from your Windows 98 CD.

Also when I try to
click on links in my emails (MS Outlook) it gives me a Locate Link Browser.

Click "Start", "Run", type "msinfo32" and click "OK". When System
Information
opens, click "Tools", "Internet Explorer Repair tool", select "Repair
Internet
Explorer" and click "OK". A reboot will be required.

Also, my recycle bin is missing off of my desktop. Also, when I look in
windows explorer the recycle bin icon is a folder icon, and it's faded
looking.

If the Internet Explorer repair doesn't fix this, back up your registry,
then
download http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/asset...RBinRepair.zip
Unzip the "RBinRepair.reg" file to your desktop, then double-click it and
confirm the change.

Ben

I have tried that twice.
"Ben Myers" wrote in message
...
Try extracting a fresh copy of "C:\WINDOWS\RUNDLL32.EXE". This is
an important system file and is used in the Internet Explorer repair process
as
well as opening Control Panel applets. To do this, insert your Windows
98 CD, then open a DOS box and type the following command line. You
may have to replace "D:\" with the drive letter used by your CD drive.

extract /a /y /L C:\Windows D:\win98\base4.cab RUNDLL32.EXE

Ben

"DaddyZaring" wrote in message
...
All of the shortcut seem to have the correct paths.
When trying to repair internet explorer, it lock up my computer.
will wait for reply before I try the last step.
I haven't used any other browsers
"Ben Myers" wrote in message
...

"DaddyZaring" wrote in message
...

The problems I am experiencing, when I left click on most of the
shortcuts
in my startmenu I get an error message:

NAME OF SHORTCUT
The object that 'C:\WINDOWS\Desktop\Programs name.ink' refers to has been
moved or is inaccessible.

Right-click the shortcut, select "Properties" and make sure the "Target"
field is
correct. If it isn't, change it.

I have to right click, and select open to get anything to work(start
menu,
or desk top). Most of my start menu icons are the blank default windows
icon. When trying to access my control panel (left clicking) it tells me,
"Access to the specific device, path or file is denied.

As mentioned by another poster, try extracting a fresh copy of
"C:\WINDOWS\RUNDLL32.EXE" from your Windows 98 CD.

Also when I try to
click on links in my emails (MS Outlook) it gives me a Locate Link
Browser.

Click "Start", "Run", type "msinfo32" and click "OK". When System
Information
opens, click "Tools", "Internet Explorer Repair tool", select "Repair
Internet
Explorer" and click "OK". A reboot will be required.

Also, my recycle bin is missing off of my desktop. Also, when I look in
windows explorer the recycle bin icon is a folder icon, and it's faded
looking.

If the Internet Explorer repair doesn't fix this, back up your registry,
then
download http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/asset...RBinRepair.zip
Unzip the "RBinRepair.reg" file to your desktop, then double-click it and
confirm the change.

Ben

Click "Start", "Run", type "msinfo32" and click "OK". When "System
Information" opens, expand "Internet Explorer" in the left window,
highlight "File Versions", press "Ctrl-A", then "Ctrl-C". Then paste
this information into your next reply. Also, please confirm that the
"C:\Windows\RUNDLL32.EXE" extraction was successful.

Ben

"DaddyZaring" wrote in message ...
I have tried that twice.
"Ben Myers" wrote in message
...
Try extracting a fresh copy of "C:\WINDOWS\RUNDLL32.EXE". This is
an important system file and is used in the Internet Explorer repair process
as
well as opening Control Panel applets. To do this, insert your Windows
98 CD, then open a DOS box and type the following command line. You
may have to replace "D:\" with the drive letter used by your CD drive.

extract /a /y /L C:\Windows D:\win98\base4.cab RUNDLL32.EXE

Ben

"DaddyZaring" wrote in message
...
All of the shortcut seem to have the correct paths.
When trying to repair internet explorer, it lock up my computer.
will wait for reply before I try the last step.
I haven't used any other browsers
"Ben Myers" wrote in message
...

"DaddyZaring" wrote in message
...

The problems I am experiencing, when I left click on most of the
shortcuts
in my startmenu I get an error message:

NAME OF SHORTCUT
The object that 'C:\WINDOWS\Desktop\Programs name.ink' refers to has been
moved or is inaccessible.

Right-click the shortcut, select "Properties" and make sure the "Target"
field is
correct. If it isn't, change it.

I have to right click, and select open to get anything to work(start
menu,
or desk top). Most of my start menu icons are the blank default windows
icon. When trying to access my control panel (left clicking) it tells me,
"Access to the specific device, path or file is denied.

As mentioned by another poster, try extracting a fresh copy of
"C:\WINDOWS\RUNDLL32.EXE" from your Windows 98 CD.

Also when I try to
click on links in my emails (MS Outlook) it gives me a Locate Link
Browser.

Click "Start", "Run", type "msinfo32" and click "OK". When System
Information
opens, click "Tools", "Internet Explorer Repair tool", select "Repair
Internet
Explorer" and click "OK". A reboot will be required.

Also, my recycle bin is missing off of my desktop. Also, when I look in
windows explorer the recycle bin icon is a folder icon, and it's faded
looking.

If the Internet Explorer repair doesn't fix this, back up your registry,
then
download http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/asset...RBinRepair.zip
Unzip the "RBinRepair.reg" file to your desktop, then double-click it and
confirm the change.

Ben

It doesn't give an internet explorer selection to expand, and trying to view
anything on there freezes up my computer.
How exactly do you mean confirm. I did confirm it when I extracted it.
Now should I have deleted the old copy first instead of overwriting it?


"Ben Myers" wrote in message
...
Click "Start", "Run", type "msinfo32" and click "OK". When "System
Information" opens, expand "Internet Explorer" in the left window,
highlight "File Versions", press "Ctrl-A", then "Ctrl-C". Then paste
this information into your next reply. Also, please confirm that the
"C:\Windows\RUNDLL32.EXE" extraction was successful.

Ben

"DaddyZaring" wrote in message
...
I have tried that twice.
"Ben Myers" wrote in message
...
Try extracting a fresh copy of "C:\WINDOWS\RUNDLL32.EXE". This is
an important system file and is used in the Internet Explorer repair
process
as
well as opening Control Panel applets. To do this, insert your Windows
98 CD, then open a DOS box and type the following command line. You
may have to replace "D:\" with the drive letter used by your CD drive.

extract /a /y /L C:\Windows D:\win98\base4.cab RUNDLL32.EXE

Ben

"DaddyZaring" wrote in message
...
All of the shortcut seem to have the correct paths.
When trying to repair internet explorer, it lock up my computer.
will wait for reply before I try the last step.
I haven't used any other browsers
"Ben Myers" wrote in message
...

"DaddyZaring" wrote in message
...

The problems I am experiencing, when I left click on most of the
shortcuts
in my startmenu I get an error message:

NAME OF SHORTCUT
The object that 'C:\WINDOWS\Desktop\Programs name.ink' refers to has
been
moved or is inaccessible.

Right-click the shortcut, select "Properties" and make sure the "Target"
field is
correct. If it isn't, change it.

I have to right click, and select open to get anything to work(start
menu,
or desk top). Most of my start menu icons are the blank default windows
icon. When trying to access my control panel (left clicking) it tells
me,
"Access to the specific device, path or file is denied.

As mentioned by another poster, try extracting a fresh copy of
"C:\WINDOWS\RUNDLL32.EXE" from your Windows 98 CD.

Also when I try to
click on links in my emails (MS Outlook) it gives me a Locate Link
Browser.

Click "Start", "Run", type "msinfo32" and click "OK". When System
Information
opens, click "Tools", "Internet Explorer Repair tool", select "Repair
Internet
Explorer" and click "OK". A reboot will be required.

Also, my recycle bin is missing off of my desktop. Also, when I look in
windows explorer the recycle bin icon is a folder icon, and it's faded
looking.

If the Internet Explorer repair doesn't fix this, back up your registry,
then
download http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/asset...RBinRepair.zip
Unzip the "RBinRepair.reg" file to your desktop, then double-click it
and
confirm the change.

Ben

Sorry to butt in but I have found it is better to run IE Repair tool with AV
turned off.
I have also had some PCs that having the printer on and it's software
running caused a freeze in IE Repair.

"DaddyZaring" wrote:

All of the shortcut seem to have the correct paths.
When trying to repair internet explorer, it lock up my computer.
will wait for reply before I try the last step.
I haven't used any other browsers
"Ben Myers" wrote in message
...

"DaddyZaring" wrote in message
...

The problems I am experiencing, when I left click on most of the shortcuts
in my startmenu I get an error message:

NAME OF SHORTCUT
The object that 'C:\WINDOWS\Desktop\Programs name.ink' refers to has been
moved or is inaccessible.

Right-click the shortcut, select "Properties" and make sure the "Target"
field is
correct. If it isn't, change it.

I have to right click, and select open to get anything to work(start menu,
or desk top). Most of my start menu icons are the blank default windows
icon. When trying to access my control panel (left clicking) it tells me,
"Access to the specific device, path or file is denied.

As mentioned by another poster, try extracting a fresh copy of
"C:\WINDOWS\RUNDLL32.EXE" from your Windows 98 CD.

Also when I try to
click on links in my emails (MS Outlook) it gives me a Locate Link Browser.

Click "Start", "Run", type "msinfo32" and click "OK". When System
Information
opens, click "Tools", "Internet Explorer Repair tool", select "Repair
Internet
Explorer" and click "OK". A reboot will be required.

Also, my recycle bin is missing off of my desktop. Also, when I look in
windows explorer the recycle bin icon is a folder icon, and it's faded
looking.

If the Internet Explorer repair doesn't fix this, back up your registry,
then
download http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/asset...RBinRepair.zip
Unzip the "RBinRepair.reg" file to your desktop, then double-click it and
confirm the change.

Ben

I think it was glee, had me try running the IE repair tool and it freezes up
too. I don't have my printer hooked up right now. It ran out of ink a few
weeks ago, so I just put it away until I can buy a new one.

"poatt" wrote in message
news
Sorry to butt in but I have found it is better to run IE Repair tool with
AV
turned off.
I have also had some PCs that having the printer on and it's software
running caused a freeze in IE Repair.

"DaddyZaring" wrote:

All of the shortcut seem to have the correct paths.
When trying to repair internet explorer, it lock up my computer.
will wait for reply before I try the last step.
I haven't used any other browsers
"Ben Myers" wrote in message
...

"DaddyZaring" wrote in message
...

The problems I am experiencing, when I left click on most of the
shortcuts
in my startmenu I get an error message:

NAME OF SHORTCUT
The object that 'C:\WINDOWS\Desktop\Programs name.ink' refers to has
been
moved or is inaccessible.

Right-click the shortcut, select "Properties" and make sure the "Target"
field is
correct. If it isn't, change it.

I have to right click, and select open to get anything to work(start
menu,
or desk top). Most of my start menu icons are the blank default windows
icon. When trying to access my control panel (left clicking) it tells
me,
"Access to the specific device, path or file is denied.

As mentioned by another poster, try extracting a fresh copy of
"C:\WINDOWS\RUNDLL32.EXE" from your Windows 98 CD.

Also when I try to
click on links in my emails (MS Outlook) it gives me a Locate Link
Browser.

Click "Start", "Run", type "msinfo32" and click "OK". When System
Information
opens, click "Tools", "Internet Explorer Repair tool", select "Repair
Internet
Explorer" and click "OK". A reboot will be required.

Also, my recycle bin is missing off of my desktop. Also, when I look in
windows explorer the recycle bin icon is a folder icon, and it's faded
looking.

If the Internet Explorer repair doesn't fix this, back up your registry,
then
download http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/asset...RBinRepair.zip
Unzip the "RBinRepair.reg" file to your desktop, then double-click it
and
confirm the change.

Ben