Did a clean re-install of Windows XPSP2 Hom,e Edition. Just prior to
shortcuts showing on Desktop. a windows msg comes cup that says: "Windows
cannot find'C:WINDOWS\System32\Tools\DelFolders.exe'. Make sure you typeed
the name coorectorly, and then try again. TGo search a file, clikc the
Start b utton, nd then click Search. I have option to click OK. When that
is done the shortcuts show on desktop and everything seem to run norfmal.
Would like to get rid of this error msg. Thanks in advnace.

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Lavert Bryant
Powder Springs GA 30127

Lavert wrote:

> Did a clean re-install of Windows XPSP2 Hom,e Edition. Just prior to
> shortcuts showing on Desktop. a windows msg comes cup that says:
> "Windows cannot find'C:WINDOWS\System32\Tools\DelFolders.exe'.

Hi Lavert, Google might have been faster. Here one example from Google:

- Start / Programms / Autostart - look and remove when found

- Start / execute / <msconfig> - look and remove when found


Rolf

Lavert, check out this thread
http://tinyurl.com/9hpaw


"Lavert" <b_lavert@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:yq_qf.27348$aS5.12676@bignews4.bellsouth.net. ..
> Did a clean re-install of Windows XPSP2 Hom,e Edition. Just prior to
> shortcuts showing on Desktop. a windows msg comes cup that says: "Windows
> cannot find'C:WINDOWS\System32\Tools\DelFolders.exe'. Make sure you
> typeed the name coorectorly, and then try again. TGo search a file, clikc
> the Start b utton, nd then click Search. I have option to click OK. When
> that is done the shortcuts show on desktop and everything seem to run
> norfmal. Would like to get rid of this error msg. Thanks in advnace.
>
> --
> Lavert Bryant
> Powder Springs GA 30127
>

Hi Lavert,

You did a clean install and that came up? Weird, as that's not a Windows
file or folder and is more likely to be a virus or trojan of some sort.
Check the run keys in the registry for a reference to it and delete it.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupreg

Or possibly it is a shortcut in a startup folder:

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

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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

"Lavert" <b_lavert@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:yq_qf.27348$aS5.12676@bignews4.bellsouth.net. ..
> Did a clean re-install of Windows XPSP2 Hom,e Edition. Just prior to
> shortcuts showing on Desktop. a windows msg comes cup that says: "Windows
> cannot find'C:WINDOWS\System32\Tools\DelFolders.exe'. Make sure you
> typeed the name coorectorly, and then try again. TGo search a file, clikc
> the Start b utton, nd then click Search. I have option to click OK. When
> that is done the shortcuts show on desktop and everything seem to run
> norfmal. Would like to get rid of this error msg. Thanks in advnace.
>
> --
> Lavert Bryant
> Powder Springs GA 30127
>

Rich-Nutcase-Rolf

Thank all of you for your response. The problem was solved by copying the
file DelFolders.exe from the motherboard software to
C:WINDOWS\System32\Tools. Thanks again.