I've just discovered two shortcuts on my screen which weren't there before.
Clicking on them does nothing. I tried to delete them with a right-click,
delete and the error said Cannot delete file: "Cannot read from the source
file or disk." Another right-click > Properties, "Shortcut" tab says for
the Target Type "This is not a valid shortcut."

How can I delete them and most interestingly, what created them?

Mike

More than likely a virus or spyware or adware or some such. Try to start up
in Safe Mode and delete them in Safe Mode. If that doesn't delete them then
run an anti-virus scan and spyware scan.

Press the F8 key continually after BIOS exits to get into Safe Mode.

"speedy_mike" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I've just discovered two shortcuts on my screen which weren't there
> before. Clicking on them does nothing. I tried to delete them with a
> right-click, delete and the error said Cannot delete file: "Cannot read
> from the source file or disk." Another right-click > Properties,
> "Shortcut" tab says for the Target Type "This is not a valid shortcut."
>
> How can I delete them and most interestingly, what created them?
>
> Mike
>

They may have been created when you installed a program from the CD

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"speedy_mike" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:45fb145a$0$499$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I've just discovered two shortcuts on my screen which weren't there
> before. Clicking on them does nothing. I tried to delete them with a
> right-click, delete and the error said Cannot delete file: "Cannot read
> from the source file or disk." Another right-click > Properties,
> "Shortcut" tab says for the Target Type "This is not a valid shortcut."
>
> How can I delete them and most interestingly, what created them?
>
> Mike
>