Deleting a shortcut to a program that no longer exists

[Guest]

I installed a game it placed shotcut icon on desktop.
Game didnt install properly so uninstalled.

Now it want let me delete the shortcut as it says that it cant find the
program.

How do I delete this pesky shortcut?
There is no security info under that tab under properties it seems there is
no way to delete this shotcut file, this is rediculas!!

Can anyone help please thanks steve.

 

[Malke]

I installed a game it placed shotcut icon on desktop.
Game didnt install properly so uninstalled.

Now it want let me delete the shortcut as it says that it cant find the
program.

How do I delete this pesky shortcut?
There is no security info under that tab under properties it seems there is
no way to delete this shotcut file, this is rediculas!!

Can anyone help please thanks steve.

How are you trying to delete the shortcut? It sounds like you're
left-clicking on it and perhaps have your mouse set to single-click,
therefore the game is trying to run. Try right-clicking and then choose
"Delete".


Malke

 

[DWHgreen]

I also have this problem. I downloaded a program for a virtual site and
created a shortcut. I have thoroughly uninstalled the program files. Now when
I try to delete or remove the shortcut icon from my desktop either by
dragging it to recycle bin or by right clicking on it and selecting delete
from the drop-down menu, I get a message box telling me the shortcut icon
cannot be deleted because the file does not exist. I just want to get this
icon off my desktop. Does someone have the solution?

 

[Bogdan Florian]

Try to open the shortcut... Windows will warning you that the shortcut link
is invalid and will ask you if you want to delete that shortcut.
Cheers...

 

[John John - MVP]

We've no idea whatsoever what you are talking about. You are replying
to and old thread that no longer exists on the newserver,

John