At 10:25 AM 1/10/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>I installed a WillowRoad screensaver, from a disc, and wanted to get rid
>of it,
>so uninstalled it with the Add/Remove program. Upon restart, a window came up
>saying "Missing Shortcut--Windows is searching for WillowRd.exe. To locate the
>file yourself , click browse."
>     An extensive search did not find it on this computer. ..... The
> nearest match, based
>on size, date and type is D:/My Download Files\ q240308.exe. Do you want this
>shortcut to point to that item?
>     The q240308 is in the Windows system folder, have no idea what it
> does, ...


The q240308.exe is a windows update file that was downloaded and has
nothing to do with the missing shortcut.  Find out where the that errant
file (WillowRd.exe) is being called from when windows restarts.  Check you
StartUp folder and remove offending file if there.  Run msconfig and check
the StartUp tab (I'm assuming you're running Win98).  Disable (uncheck) it
if you find it there.  Also, search your registry for an entry for the
file.  You'll be checking the following keys:

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServicesOnce
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce


HTH


Ian Carmichael

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