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benoitm
Several times in the last weeks/months, I noticed that many/most shortcuts to
EXE programs in All Users / Start Menu have mysteriously changed from
C:\program files\.. to Z:\program files\...(target field of the shortcut's
properties), and that XP (SP3) has automagically created a network mapping of
Z: to \\[my PC IP address]\c$ !!!
One of the side effects is that each time I start one of these programs,
Windows warns me about a possible security issue (Digital signature could not
be verified) etc.
Restarting the system doesn't help; only a manual reset of all the shortcuts
(tedious work !) or a restore from backup fixes the problem...until it
appears again!
I have no clue why this happens.
The system is a relatively recent installation (a full reinstall from
scratch with XP Pro SP3 last year) and carefully protected (up-to-date AV,
regular scan, anti-spam, registry monitor, etc...)
Where should I start looking to t'shoot this ?
EXE programs in All Users / Start Menu have mysteriously changed from
C:\program files\.. to Z:\program files\...(target field of the shortcut's
properties), and that XP (SP3) has automagically created a network mapping of
Z: to \\[my PC IP address]\c$ !!!
One of the side effects is that each time I start one of these programs,
Windows warns me about a possible security issue (Digital signature could not
be verified) etc.
Restarting the system doesn't help; only a manual reset of all the shortcuts
(tedious work !) or a restore from backup fixes the problem...until it
appears again!
I have no clue why this happens.
The system is a relatively recent installation (a full reinstall from
scratch with XP Pro SP3 last year) and carefully protected (up-to-date AV,
regular scan, anti-spam, registry monitor, etc...)
Where should I start looking to t'shoot this ?