What to do with leftover XP shortcuts in Vista

I bought a new PC some months back and transferred files over from my old XP
PC.
Within the directory structure there are many old XP shortcuts e.g. Local
Settings, NetHood, SendTo, Templates, Start Menu etc etc
I don't seem to be able to access any of them, getting an error - You don't
currently have permission to access this folder
If I choose continue, i get - You have been denied permission to access this
folder

Is it ok just to delete all these old shortcuts?

Thanks in advance
Pete

Mike
Mon Jul 07 05:18:57 PDT 2008

"Billericay Pete" <billericaypete@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>I bought a new PC some months back and transferred files over from my old
>XP PC.
> Within the directory structure there are many old XP shortcuts e.g. Local
> Settings, NetHood, SendTo, Templates, Start Menu etc etc
> I don't seem to be able to access any of them, getting an error - You
> don't currently have permission to access this folder
> If I choose continue, i get - You have been denied permission to access
> this folder
>
> Is it ok just to delete all these old shortcuts?
>
> Thanks in advance
> Pete


Yes


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Jan
Mon Jul 07 05:29:46 PDT 2008

"Billericay Pete" <billericaypete@hotmail.com>'s wild
thoughts were released on Mon, 7 Jul 2008 12:52:58 +0100
bearing the following fruit:

>I bought a new PC some months back and transferred files over from my old XP
>PC.
>Within the directory structure there are many old XP shortcuts e.g. Local
>Settings, NetHood, SendTo, Templates, Start Menu etc etc
>I don't seem to be able to access any of them, getting an error - You don't
>currently have permission to access this folder
>If I choose continue, i get - You have been denied permission to access this
>folder
>
>Is it ok just to delete all these old shortcuts?

If they are indeed just shortcuts then yes.


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Billericay
Mon Jul 07 06:28:56 PDT 2008

thank you both very much!

pete

"Billericay Pete" <billericaypete@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:48720399$0$2917$fa0fcedb@news.zen.co.uk...
> I bought a new PC some months back and transferred files over from my old
> XP PC.
> Within the directory structure there are many old XP shortcuts e.g. Local
> Settings, NetHood, SendTo, Templates, Start Menu etc etc
> I don't seem to be able to access any of them, getting an error - You
> don't currently have permission to access this folder
> If I choose continue, i get - You have been denied permission to access
> this folder
>
> Is it ok just to delete all these old shortcuts?
>
> Thanks in advance
> Pete