blindman.exe file

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downloaded a spybot system to get rid of spyware. after running i removed the
spybot and now everytime i start up a box comes up[ saying Program cannot be
found windows cnnot find blindman.exe. file. This program is needed for
opening files of type "disabled startup file"
can anyone help an old guy...Thank you vince
 
I'll try and help you, although I must start out by saying my name's not vince:

> can anyone help an old guy...Thank you vince

Okay, blindman.exe is a file that came with Spybot. My guess is you
"vaulted" some items and then removed Spybot before deleting them, since it's
looking for disables startup items? Perhaps, if you fo to the start menu and
click on Run, and then in the box type "msconfig" (without quotes) you may
see an item that resembles your old Spybot program. Is it checked? Uncheck
it. See if that helps.

"vince" wrote:

> downloaded a spybot system to get rid of spyware. after running i removed the
> spybot and now everytime i start up a box comes up[ saying Program cannot be
> found windows cnnot find blindman.exe. file. This program is needed for
> opening files of type "disabled startup file"
> can anyone help an old guy...Thank you vince
>
 
Oops, I'm new at this "advice" thing...after typing msconfig, go to startup.
It's the last tab on the right. NOW check to see if anything resembles
Spybot!. I'm not sure if this is your problem, but it seems to me that at
startup, something is referencing to something Spybot did. And since Spybot
is not there, neither is blindman.exe. I would think that the item doing the
referencing would be in msconfig startup menu.

"Paradoxdb3" wrote:

> I'll try and help you, although I must start out by saying my name's not vince:
>
> > can anyone help an old guy...Thank you vince
>
> Okay, blindman.exe is a file that came with Spybot. My guess is you
> "vaulted" some items and then removed Spybot before deleting them, since it's
> looking for disables startup items? Perhaps, if you fo to the start menu and
> click on Run, and then in the box type "msconfig" (without quotes) you may
> see an item that resembles your old Spybot program. Is it checked? Uncheck
> it. See if that helps.
>
> "vince" wrote:
>
> > downloaded a spybot system to get rid of spyware. after running i removed the
> > spybot and now everytime i start up a box comes up[ saying Program cannot be
> > found windows cnnot find blindman.exe. file. This program is needed for
> > opening files of type "disabled startup file"
> > can anyone help an old guy...Thank you vince
> >
 
What you apparently did was install Spybot, then used it to disable some startup
items, then uninstalled Spybot without first re-enabling the startup items.

...from "What is blindman.exe for?"
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/faq/25.html

<quote>
Some of you may have noticed a new file blindman.exe inside the Spybot-S&D folder,
and have asked yourself what it is for. In short words: it does nothing.
I guess an explanation is needed why a file that does exactly nothing comes with
Spybot-S&D. Spybot-S&D offers a tool to control the System startup in its Tools
section. This includes the ability to disable or enable startup entries from the
Autostart group (found in your Start menu under Programs). This group contains links
to the actual files. Windows stores those links as files with the extension .lnk.
When Windows encounters a *.lnk file in that folder upon startup, it will start the
linked application. Now the easiest way to disable those entries is to change the
extension. The System startup tool of Spybot-S&D does simply change the extension
..lnk to .disabled. This easily prevents the linked application from being started.
But as Windows does not know this extension, this could slow the startup down. So
Spybot-S&D does link that extension to blindman.exe. Windows now tries to run the
..disabled file with blindman.exe - and as blindman.exe does exactly nothing, there
is no slow-down in booting.
</quote>

If you have disabled startup items with SpyBot, it changed their *.lnk extension to
a *.disabled extension. When Windows starts and it can't handle the *.disabled
startup items because blindman is no longer installed.

You can reinstall SpyBot, then re-enable the startup items you disabled.

Alternately, you could edit all the files from the startup axis that have the
..disabled extension, to a .lnk extension . You can do this by searching the hard
drive for *.disabled, and renaming them to change the file extension.
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+


"vince" <vince@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1EABA576-425D-4281-9803-B90635EB392A@microsoft.com...
> downloaded a spybot system to get rid of spyware. after running i removed the
> spybot and now everytime i start up a box comes up[ saying Program cannot be
> found windows cnnot find blindman.exe. file. This program is needed for
> opening files of type "disabled startup file"
> can anyone help an old guy...Thank you vince
>
 
They say third time's a charm. Let's see if it holds true! I found more
info on blindman.exe...

Some of you may have noticed a new file blindman.exe inside the Spybot-S&D
folder, and have asked yourself what it is for. In short words: it does
nothing.

I guess an explanation is needed why a file that does exactly nothing comes
with Spybot-S&D. Spybot-S&D offers a tool to control the System startup in
its Tools section. This includes the ability to disable or enable startup
entries from the Autostart group (found in your Start menu under Programs).
This group contains links to the actual files. Windows stores those links as
files with the extension .lnk. When Windows encounters a *.lnk file in that
folder upon startup, it will start the linked application. Now the easiest
way to disable those entries is to change the extension. The System startup
tool of Spybot-S&D does simply change the extension .lnk to .disabled. This
easily prevents the linked application from being started. But as Windows
does not know this extension, this could slow the startup down. So Spybot-S&D
does link that extension to blindman.exe. Windows now tries to run the
..disabled file with blindman.exe - and as blindman.exe does exactly nothing,
there is no slow-down in booting.


Vince, here's my suggestion. Rename all your startup items from
filename.disabled to filename.lnk, with filename being the name of the app.
But still check to see if anything in msconfig is left behind from Spybot.

"vince" wrote:

> downloaded a spybot system to get rid of spyware. after running i removed the
> spybot and now everytime i start up a box comes up[ saying Program cannot be
> found windows cnnot find blindman.exe. file. This program is needed for
> opening files of type "disabled startup file"
> can anyone help an old guy...Thank you vince
>
 
Okay, glee...you got to it 2 minutes before me! And I was SO close to having
the glory! Just kidding!

"glee" wrote:

> What you apparently did was install Spybot, then used it to disable some startup
> items, then uninstalled Spybot without first re-enabling the startup items.
>
> ...from "What is blindman.exe for?"
> http://www.safer-networking.org/en/faq/25.html
>
> <quote>
> Some of you may have noticed a new file blindman.exe inside the Spybot-S&D folder,
> and have asked yourself what it is for. In short words: it does nothing.
> I guess an explanation is needed why a file that does exactly nothing comes with
> Spybot-S&D. Spybot-S&D offers a tool to control the System startup in its Tools
> section. This includes the ability to disable or enable startup entries from the
> Autostart group (found in your Start menu under Programs). This group contains links
> to the actual files. Windows stores those links as files with the extension .lnk.
> When Windows encounters a *.lnk file in that folder upon startup, it will start the
> linked application. Now the easiest way to disable those entries is to change the
> extension. The System startup tool of Spybot-S&D does simply change the extension
> ..lnk to .disabled. This easily prevents the linked application from being started.
> But as Windows does not know this extension, this could slow the startup down. So
> Spybot-S&D does link that extension to blindman.exe. Windows now tries to run the
> ..disabled file with blindman.exe - and as blindman.exe does exactly nothing, there
> is no slow-down in booting.
> </quote>
>
> If you have disabled startup items with SpyBot, it changed their *.lnk extension to
> a *.disabled extension. When Windows starts and it can't handle the *.disabled
> startup items because blindman is no longer installed.
>
> You can reinstall SpyBot, then re-enable the startup items you disabled.
>
> Alternately, you could edit all the files from the startup axis that have the
> ..disabled extension, to a .lnk extension . You can do this by searching the hard
> drive for *.disabled, and renaming them to change the file extension.
> --
> Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
>
>
> "vince" <vince@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:1EABA576-425D-4281-9803-B90635EB392A@microsoft.com...
> > downloaded a spybot system to get rid of spyware. after running i removed the
> > spybot and now everytime i start up a box comes up[ saying Program cannot be
> > found windows cnnot find blindman.exe. file. This program is needed for
> > opening files of type "disabled startup file"
> > can anyone help an old guy...Thank you vince
> >
>
>
 
I want to thank you both but I actually saw Paradoxdb3 first and acted on
it, however I could not find the file he mentioned, but noticed a file
download plus.ink disabled I guess and unchecked that one. when I came back
and read glee's post I think I got the right one. tryed it and started up
ok...thank you both for helping this old man.....

"Paradoxdb3" wrote:

> Okay, glee...you got to it 2 minutes before me! And I was SO close to having
> the glory! Just kidding!
>
> "glee" wrote:
>
> > What you apparently did was install Spybot, then used it to disable some startup
> > items, then uninstalled Spybot without first re-enabling the startup items.
> >
> > ...from "What is blindman.exe for?"
> > http://www.safer-networking.org/en/faq/25.html
> >
> > <quote>
> > Some of you may have noticed a new file blindman.exe inside the Spybot-S&D folder,
> > and have asked yourself what it is for. In short words: it does nothing.
> > I guess an explanation is needed why a file that does exactly nothing comes with
> > Spybot-S&D. Spybot-S&D offers a tool to control the System startup in its Tools
> > section. This includes the ability to disable or enable startup entries from the
> > Autostart group (found in your Start menu under Programs). This group contains links
> > to the actual files. Windows stores those links as files with the extension .lnk.
> > When Windows encounters a *.lnk file in that folder upon startup, it will start the
> > linked application. Now the easiest way to disable those entries is to change the
> > extension. The System startup tool of Spybot-S&D does simply change the extension
> > ..lnk to .disabled. This easily prevents the linked application from being started.
> > But as Windows does not know this extension, this could slow the startup down. So
> > Spybot-S&D does link that extension to blindman.exe. Windows now tries to run the
> > ..disabled file with blindman.exe - and as blindman.exe does exactly nothing, there
> > is no slow-down in booting.
> > </quote>
> >
> > If you have disabled startup items with SpyBot, it changed their *.lnk extension to
> > a *.disabled extension. When Windows starts and it can't handle the *.disabled
> > startup items because blindman is no longer installed.
> >
> > You can reinstall SpyBot, then re-enable the startup items you disabled.
> >
> > Alternately, you could edit all the files from the startup axis that have the
> > ..disabled extension, to a .lnk extension . You can do this by searching the hard
> > drive for *.disabled, and renaming them to change the file extension.
> > --
> > Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
> >
> >
> > "vince" <vince@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:1EABA576-425D-4281-9803-B90635EB392A@microsoft.com...
> > > downloaded a spybot system to get rid of spyware. after running i removed the
> > > spybot and now everytime i start up a box comes up[ saying Program cannot be
> > > found windows cnnot find blindman.exe. file. This program is needed for
> > > opening files of type "disabled startup file"
> > > can anyone help an old guy...Thank you vince
> > >
> >
> >
 
Just for clarity, the file extension for shortcuts is .lnk, not .ink as you typed
it.

It is an L not an I
..LNK
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+

"vince" <vince@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9A0198F7-2EC8-452E-84AD-4DFBB81271E0@microsoft.com...
>I want to thank you both but I actually saw Paradoxdb3 first and acted on
> it, however I could not find the file he mentioned, but noticed a file
> download plus.ink disabled I guess and unchecked that one. when I came back
> and read glee's post I think I got the right one. tryed it and started up
> ok...thank you both for helping this old man.....
>
> "Paradoxdb3" wrote:
>
>> Okay, glee...you got to it 2 minutes before me! And I was SO close to having
>> the glory! Just kidding!
>>
>> "glee" wrote:
>>
>> > What you apparently did was install Spybot, then used it to disable some
>> > startup
>> > items, then uninstalled Spybot without first re-enabling the startup items.
>> >
>> > ...from "What is blindman.exe for?"
>> > http://www.safer-networking.org/en/faq/25.html
>> >
>> > <quote>
>> > Some of you may have noticed a new file blindman.exe inside the Spybot-S&D
>> > folder,
>> > and have asked yourself what it is for. In short words: it does nothing.
>> > I guess an explanation is needed why a file that does exactly nothing comes
>> > with
>> > Spybot-S&D. Spybot-S&D offers a tool to control the System startup in its Tools
>> > section. This includes the ability to disable or enable startup entries from
>> > the
>> > Autostart group (found in your Start menu under Programs). This group contains
>> > links
>> > to the actual files. Windows stores those links as files with the extension
>> > .lnk.
>> > When Windows encounters a *.lnk file in that folder upon startup, it will start
>> > the
>> > linked application. Now the easiest way to disable those entries is to change
>> > the
>> > extension. The System startup tool of Spybot-S&D does simply change the
>> > extension
>> > ..lnk to .disabled. This easily prevents the linked application from being
>> > started.
>> > But as Windows does not know this extension, this could slow the startup down.
>> > So
>> > Spybot-S&D does link that extension to blindman.exe. Windows now tries to run
>> > the
>> > ..disabled file with blindman.exe - and as blindman.exe does exactly nothing,
>> > there
>> > is no slow-down in booting.
>> > </quote>
>> >
>> > If you have disabled startup items with SpyBot, it changed their *.lnk
>> > extension to
>> > a *.disabled extension. When Windows starts and it can't handle the *.disabled
>> > startup items because blindman is no longer installed.
>> >
>> > You can reinstall SpyBot, then re-enable the startup items you disabled.
>> >
>> > Alternately, you could edit all the files from the startup axis that have the
>> > ..disabled extension, to a .lnk extension . You can do this by searching the
>> > hard
>> > drive for *.disabled, and renaming them to change the file extension.
>> > --
>> > Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
>> >
>> >
>> > "vince" <vince@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> > news:1EABA576-425D-4281-9803-B90635EB392A@microsoft.com...
>> > > downloaded a spybot system to get rid of spyware. after running i removed the
>> > > spybot and now everytime i start up a box comes up[ saying Program cannot be
>> > > found windows cnnot find blindman.exe. file. This program is needed for
>> > > opening files of type "disabled startup file"
>> > > can anyone help an old guy...Thank you vince
>> > >
>> >
>> >
 
thank you I typed it wrong, it was as you said.....that's the box I
unchecked....but when I downloaded spybot I did see and startup files. I just
downloaded the program. and I had not taken anything out before I downloaded
the program. I just went to my add/remove and removed it......thanks again
for your help..vince

"glee" wrote:

> Just for clarity, the file extension for shortcuts is .lnk, not .ink as you typed
> it.
>
> It is an L not an I
> ..LNK
> --
> Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
>
> "vince" <vince@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:9A0198F7-2EC8-452E-84AD-4DFBB81271E0@microsoft.com...
> >I want to thank you both but I actually saw Paradoxdb3 first and acted on
> > it, however I could not find the file he mentioned, but noticed a file
> > download plus.ink disabled I guess and unchecked that one. when I came back
> > and read glee's post I think I got the right one. tryed it and started up
> > ok...thank you both for helping this old man.....
> >
> > "Paradoxdb3" wrote:
> >
> >> Okay, glee...you got to it 2 minutes before me! And I was SO close to having
> >> the glory! Just kidding!
> >>
> >> "glee" wrote:
> >>
> >> > What you apparently did was install Spybot, then used it to disable some
> >> > startup
> >> > items, then uninstalled Spybot without first re-enabling the startup items.
> >> >
> >> > ...from "What is blindman.exe for?"
> >> > http://www.safer-networking.org/en/faq/25.html
> >> >
> >> > <quote>
> >> > Some of you may have noticed a new file blindman.exe inside the Spybot-S&D
> >> > folder,
> >> > and have asked yourself what it is for. In short words: it does nothing.
> >> > I guess an explanation is needed why a file that does exactly nothing comes
> >> > with
> >> > Spybot-S&D. Spybot-S&D offers a tool to control the System startup in its Tools
> >> > section. This includes the ability to disable or enable startup entries from
> >> > the
> >> > Autostart group (found in your Start menu under Programs). This group contains
> >> > links
> >> > to the actual files. Windows stores those links as files with the extension
> >> > .lnk.
> >> > When Windows encounters a *.lnk file in that folder upon startup, it will start
> >> > the
> >> > linked application. Now the easiest way to disable those entries is to change
> >> > the
> >> > extension. The System startup tool of Spybot-S&D does simply change the
> >> > extension
> >> > ..lnk to .disabled. This easily prevents the linked application from being
> >> > started.
> >> > But as Windows does not know this extension, this could slow the startup down.
> >> > So
> >> > Spybot-S&D does link that extension to blindman.exe. Windows now tries to run
> >> > the
> >> > ..disabled file with blindman.exe - and as blindman.exe does exactly nothing,
> >> > there
> >> > is no slow-down in booting.
> >> > </quote>
> >> >
> >> > If you have disabled startup items with SpyBot, it changed their *.lnk
> >> > extension to
> >> > a *.disabled extension. When Windows starts and it can't handle the *.disabled
> >> > startup items because blindman is no longer installed.
> >> >
> >> > You can reinstall SpyBot, then re-enable the startup items you disabled.
> >> >
> >> > Alternately, you could edit all the files from the startup axis that have the
> >> > ..disabled extension, to a .lnk extension . You can do this by searching the
> >> > hard
> >> > drive for *.disabled, and renaming them to change the file extension.
> >> > --
> >> > Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "vince" <vince@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> > news:1EABA576-425D-4281-9803-B90635EB392A@microsoft.com...
> >> > > downloaded a spybot system to get rid of spyware. after running i removed the
> >> > > spybot and now everytime i start up a box comes up[ saying Program cannot be
> >> > > found windows cnnot find blindman.exe. file. This program is needed for
> >> > > opening files of type "disabled startup file"
> >> > > can anyone help an old guy...Thank you vince
> >> > >
> >> >
> >> >
>
>
 
thanks but I hope that solves the problem I haven't got a clue how to do your
suggestion on rename the files....

"Paradoxdb3" wrote:

> They say third time's a charm. Let's see if it holds true! I found more
> info on blindman.exe...
>
> Some of you may have noticed a new file blindman.exe inside the Spybot-S&D
> folder, and have asked yourself what it is for. In short words: it does
> nothing.
>
> I guess an explanation is needed why a file that does exactly nothing comes
> with Spybot-S&D. Spybot-S&D offers a tool to control the System startup in
> its Tools section. This includes the ability to disable or enable startup
> entries from the Autostart group (found in your Start menu under Programs).
> This group contains links to the actual files. Windows stores those links as
> files with the extension .lnk. When Windows encounters a *.lnk file in that
> folder upon startup, it will start the linked application. Now the easiest
> way to disable those entries is to change the extension. The System startup
> tool of Spybot-S&D does simply change the extension .lnk to .disabled. This
> easily prevents the linked application from being started. But as Windows
> does not know this extension, this could slow the startup down. So Spybot-S&D
> does link that extension to blindman.exe. Windows now tries to run the
> .disabled file with blindman.exe - and as blindman.exe does exactly nothing,
> there is no slow-down in booting.
>
>
> Vince, here's my suggestion. Rename all your startup items from
> filename.disabled to filename.lnk, with filename being the name of the app.
> But still check to see if anything in msconfig is left behind from Spybot.
>
> "vince" wrote:
>
> > downloaded a spybot system to get rid of spyware. after running i removed the
> > spybot and now everytime i start up a box comes up[ saying Program cannot be
> > found windows cnnot find blindman.exe. file. This program is needed for
> > opening files of type "disabled startup file"
> > can anyone help an old guy...Thank you vince
> >
 
FIRST - Go to Start Menu > Settings > Folder Options. Then select the View
tab. Look for the box marked "Hide extensions for known file types" and make
sure it is unchecked. You want to see the extensions you are working with.

SECOND - Do as Glee has mentioned. Go to Start Menu > Find (or is it
search? I'm on an XP computer right now) Anyway, from the "find files and
folders" box, type in *.disabled and look for ALL files with the extension
..disabled. Then, right click on the file and choose rename. Change ONLY the
extension...the part AFTER the "." It should be filename.disabled. Change
it to filename.LNK Vwolla, you're done!

By the way, I'm not an expert adviser here...I'm just an "intermediate"
user. Don't think I'll ever have an MVP status as some do around here. I'm
learning with ya, Vince!

"vince" wrote:

> thanks but I hope that solves the problem I haven't got a clue how to do your
> suggestion on rename the files....
>
> "Paradoxdb3" wrote:
>
> > They say third time's a charm. Let's see if it holds true! I found more
> > info on blindman.exe...
> >
> > Some of you may have noticed a new file blindman.exe inside the Spybot-S&D
> > folder, and have asked yourself what it is for. In short words: it does
> > nothing.
> >
> > I guess an explanation is needed why a file that does exactly nothing comes
> > with Spybot-S&D. Spybot-S&D offers a tool to control the System startup in
> > its Tools section. This includes the ability to disable or enable startup
> > entries from the Autostart group (found in your Start menu under Programs).
> > This group contains links to the actual files. Windows stores those links as
> > files with the extension .lnk. When Windows encounters a *.lnk file in that
> > folder upon startup, it will start the linked application. Now the easiest
> > way to disable those entries is to change the extension. The System startup
> > tool of Spybot-S&D does simply change the extension .lnk to .disabled. This
> > easily prevents the linked application from being started. But as Windows
> > does not know this extension, this could slow the startup down. So Spybot-S&D
> > does link that extension to blindman.exe. Windows now tries to run the
> > .disabled file with blindman.exe - and as blindman.exe does exactly nothing,
> > there is no slow-down in booting.
> >
> >
> > Vince, here's my suggestion. Rename all your startup items from
> > filename.disabled to filename.lnk, with filename being the name of the app.
> > But still check to see if anything in msconfig is left behind from Spybot.
> >
> > "vince" wrote:
> >
> > > downloaded a spybot system to get rid of spyware. after running i removed the
> > > spybot and now everytime i start up a box comes up[ saying Program cannot be
> > > found windows cnnot find blindman.exe. file. This program is needed for
> > > opening files of type "disabled startup file"
> > > can anyone help an old guy...Thank you vince
> > >
 
After search the only file that comes up is Download Plus.lnk......this is
the one I unchecked......my question will this then cause me problems when I
want to disalble something.. Is this part of a Windows program...this was
modified in 5/31/03.......It is now unchecked.......

"Paradoxdb3" wrote:

> FIRST - Go to Start Menu > Settings > Folder Options. Then select the View
> tab. Look for the box marked "Hide extensions for known file types" and make
> sure it is unchecked. You want to see the extensions you are working with.
>
> SECOND - Do as Glee has mentioned. Go to Start Menu > Find (or is it
> search? I'm on an XP computer right now) Anyway, from the "find files and
> folders" box, type in *.disabled and look for ALL files with the extension
> .disabled. Then, right click on the file and choose rename. Change ONLY the
> extension...the part AFTER the "." It should be filename.disabled. Change
> it to filename.LNK Vwolla, you're done!
>
> By the way, I'm not an expert adviser here...I'm just an "intermediate"
> user. Don't think I'll ever have an MVP status as some do around here. I'm
> learning with ya, Vince!
>
> "vince" wrote:
>
> > thanks but I hope that solves the problem I haven't got a clue how to do your
> > suggestion on rename the files....
> >
> > "Paradoxdb3" wrote:
> >
> > > They say third time's a charm. Let's see if it holds true! I found more
> > > info on blindman.exe...
> > >
> > > Some of you may have noticed a new file blindman.exe inside the Spybot-S&D
> > > folder, and have asked yourself what it is for. In short words: it does
> > > nothing.
> > >
> > > I guess an explanation is needed why a file that does exactly nothing comes
> > > with Spybot-S&D. Spybot-S&D offers a tool to control the System startup in
> > > its Tools section. This includes the ability to disable or enable startup
> > > entries from the Autostart group (found in your Start menu under Programs).
> > > This group contains links to the actual files. Windows stores those links as
> > > files with the extension .lnk. When Windows encounters a *.lnk file in that
> > > folder upon startup, it will start the linked application. Now the easiest
> > > way to disable those entries is to change the extension. The System startup
> > > tool of Spybot-S&D does simply change the extension .lnk to .disabled. This
> > > easily prevents the linked application from being started. But as Windows
> > > does not know this extension, this could slow the startup down. So Spybot-S&D
> > > does link that extension to blindman.exe. Windows now tries to run the
> > > .disabled file with blindman.exe - and as blindman.exe does exactly nothing,
> > > there is no slow-down in booting.
> > >
> > >
> > > Vince, here's my suggestion. Rename all your startup items from
> > > filename.disabled to filename.lnk, with filename being the name of the app.
> > > But still check to see if anything in msconfig is left behind from Spybot.
> > >
> > > "vince" wrote:
> > >
> > > > downloaded a spybot system to get rid of spyware. after running i removed the
> > > > spybot and now everytime i start up a box comes up[ saying Program cannot be
> > > > found windows cnnot find blindman.exe. file. This program is needed for
> > > > opening files of type "disabled startup file"
> > > > can anyone help an old guy...Thank you vince
> > > >
 
When you say this is the one you unchecked, do you mean in msconfig? I don't
think download plus.lnk is a Windows component.

"vince" wrote:

> After search the only file that comes up is Download Plus.lnk......this is
> the one I unchecked......my question will this then cause me problems when I
> want to disalble something.. Is this part of a Windows program...this was
> modified in 5/31/03.......It is now unchecked.......
>
> "Paradoxdb3" wrote:
>
> > FIRST - Go to Start Menu > Settings > Folder Options. Then select the View
> > tab. Look for the box marked "Hide extensions for known file types" and make
> > sure it is unchecked. You want to see the extensions you are working with.
> >
> > SECOND - Do as Glee has mentioned. Go to Start Menu > Find (or is it
> > search? I'm on an XP computer right now) Anyway, from the "find files and
> > folders" box, type in *.disabled and look for ALL files with the extension
> > .disabled. Then, right click on the file and choose rename. Change ONLY the
> > extension...the part AFTER the "." It should be filename.disabled. Change
> > it to filename.LNK Vwolla, you're done!
> >
> > By the way, I'm not an expert adviser here...I'm just an "intermediate"
> > user. Don't think I'll ever have an MVP status as some do around here. I'm
> > learning with ya, Vince!
> >
> > "vince" wrote:
> >
> > > thanks but I hope that solves the problem I haven't got a clue how to do your
> > > suggestion on rename the files....
> > >
> > > "Paradoxdb3" wrote:
> > >
> > > > They say third time's a charm. Let's see if it holds true! I found more
> > > > info on blindman.exe...
> > > >
> > > > Some of you may have noticed a new file blindman.exe inside the Spybot-S&D
> > > > folder, and have asked yourself what it is for. In short words: it does
> > > > nothing.
> > > >
> > > > I guess an explanation is needed why a file that does exactly nothing comes
> > > > with Spybot-S&D. Spybot-S&D offers a tool to control the System startup in
> > > > its Tools section. This includes the ability to disable or enable startup
> > > > entries from the Autostart group (found in your Start menu under Programs).
> > > > This group contains links to the actual files. Windows stores those links as
> > > > files with the extension .lnk. When Windows encounters a *.lnk file in that
> > > > folder upon startup, it will start the linked application. Now the easiest
> > > > way to disable those entries is to change the extension. The System startup
> > > > tool of Spybot-S&D does simply change the extension .lnk to .disabled. This
> > > > easily prevents the linked application from being started. But as Windows
> > > > does not know this extension, this could slow the startup down. So Spybot-S&D
> > > > does link that extension to blindman.exe. Windows now tries to run the
> > > > .disabled file with blindman.exe - and as blindman.exe does exactly nothing,
> > > > there is no slow-down in booting.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Vince, here's my suggestion. Rename all your startup items from
> > > > filename.disabled to filename.lnk, with filename being the name of the app.
> > > > But still check to see if anything in msconfig is left behind from Spybot.
> > > >
> > > > "vince" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > downloaded a spybot system to get rid of spyware. after running i removed the
> > > > > spybot and now everytime i start up a box comes up[ saying Program cannot be
> > > > > found windows cnnot find blindman.exe. file. This program is needed for
> > > > > opening files of type "disabled startup file"
> > > > > can anyone help an old guy...Thank you vince
> > > > >
 
Yes, I went to msconfig and then to the start and unchecked that box

"Paradoxdb3" wrote:

> When you say this is the one you unchecked, do you mean in msconfig? I don't
> think download plus.lnk is a Windows component.
>
> "vince" wrote:
>
> > After search the only file that comes up is Download Plus.lnk......this is
> > the one I unchecked......my question will this then cause me problems when I
> > want to disalble something.. Is this part of a Windows program...this was
> > modified in 5/31/03.......It is now unchecked.......
> >
> > "Paradoxdb3" wrote:
> >
> > > FIRST - Go to Start Menu > Settings > Folder Options. Then select the View
> > > tab. Look for the box marked "Hide extensions for known file types" and make
> > > sure it is unchecked. You want to see the extensions you are working with.
> > >
> > > SECOND - Do as Glee has mentioned. Go to Start Menu > Find (or is it
> > > search? I'm on an XP computer right now) Anyway, from the "find files and
> > > folders" box, type in *.disabled and look for ALL files with the extension
> > > .disabled. Then, right click on the file and choose rename. Change ONLY the
> > > extension...the part AFTER the "." It should be filename.disabled. Change
> > > it to filename.LNK Vwolla, you're done!
> > >
> > > By the way, I'm not an expert adviser here...I'm just an "intermediate"
> > > user. Don't think I'll ever have an MVP status as some do around here. I'm
> > > learning with ya, Vince!
> > >
> > > "vince" wrote:
> > >
> > > > thanks but I hope that solves the problem I haven't got a clue how to do your
> > > > suggestion on rename the files....
> > > >
> > > > "Paradoxdb3" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > They say third time's a charm. Let's see if it holds true! I found more
> > > > > info on blindman.exe...
> > > > >
> > > > > Some of you may have noticed a new file blindman.exe inside the Spybot-S&D
> > > > > folder, and have asked yourself what it is for. In short words: it does
> > > > > nothing.
> > > > >
> > > > > I guess an explanation is needed why a file that does exactly nothing comes
> > > > > with Spybot-S&D. Spybot-S&D offers a tool to control the System startup in
> > > > > its Tools section. This includes the ability to disable or enable startup
> > > > > entries from the Autostart group (found in your Start menu under Programs).
> > > > > This group contains links to the actual files. Windows stores those links as
> > > > > files with the extension .lnk. When Windows encounters a *.lnk file in that
> > > > > folder upon startup, it will start the linked application. Now the easiest
> > > > > way to disable those entries is to change the extension. The System startup
> > > > > tool of Spybot-S&D does simply change the extension .lnk to .disabled. This
> > > > > easily prevents the linked application from being started. But as Windows
> > > > > does not know this extension, this could slow the startup down. So Spybot-S&D
> > > > > does link that extension to blindman.exe. Windows now tries to run the
> > > > > .disabled file with blindman.exe - and as blindman.exe does exactly nothing,
> > > > > there is no slow-down in booting.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Vince, here's my suggestion. Rename all your startup items from
> > > > > filename.disabled to filename.lnk, with filename being the name of the app.
> > > > > But still check to see if anything in msconfig is left behind from Spybot.
> > > > >
> > > > > "vince" wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > downloaded a spybot system to get rid of spyware. after running i removed the
> > > > > > spybot and now everytime i start up a box comes up[ saying Program cannot be
> > > > > > found windows cnnot find blindman.exe. file. This program is needed for
> > > > > > opening files of type "disabled startup file"
> > > > > > can anyone help an old guy...Thank you vince
> > > > > >
 
That's okay to do. It's okay to uncheck everything except systray, scan
registry, explorer and a few other items you want to keep, like msn
messenger, yahoo, or whatever else you want/have. Did you stop yor error
message upon loading Windows?

"vince" wrote:

> Yes, I went to msconfig and then to the start and unchecked that box
>
> "Paradoxdb3" wrote:
>
> > When you say this is the one you unchecked, do you mean in msconfig? I don't
> > think download plus.lnk is a Windows component.
> >
> > "vince" wrote:
> >
> > > After search the only file that comes up is Download Plus.lnk......this is
> > > the one I unchecked......my question will this then cause me problems when I
> > > want to disalble something.. Is this part of a Windows program...this was
> > > modified in 5/31/03.......It is now unchecked.......
> > >
> > > "Paradoxdb3" wrote:
> > >
> > > > FIRST - Go to Start Menu > Settings > Folder Options. Then select the View
> > > > tab. Look for the box marked "Hide extensions for known file types" and make
> > > > sure it is unchecked. You want to see the extensions you are working with.
> > > >
> > > > SECOND - Do as Glee has mentioned. Go to Start Menu > Find (or is it
> > > > search? I'm on an XP computer right now) Anyway, from the "find files and
> > > > folders" box, type in *.disabled and look for ALL files with the extension
> > > > .disabled. Then, right click on the file and choose rename. Change ONLY the
> > > > extension...the part AFTER the "." It should be filename.disabled. Change
> > > > it to filename.LNK Vwolla, you're done!
> > > >
> > > > By the way, I'm not an expert adviser here...I'm just an "intermediate"
> > > > user. Don't think I'll ever have an MVP status as some do around here. I'm
> > > > learning with ya, Vince!
> > > >
> > > > "vince" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > thanks but I hope that solves the problem I haven't got a clue how to do your
> > > > > suggestion on rename the files....
> > > > >
> > > > > "Paradoxdb3" wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > They say third time's a charm. Let's see if it holds true! I found more
> > > > > > info on blindman.exe...
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Some of you may have noticed a new file blindman.exe inside the Spybot-S&D
> > > > > > folder, and have asked yourself what it is for. In short words: it does
> > > > > > nothing.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I guess an explanation is needed why a file that does exactly nothing comes
> > > > > > with Spybot-S&D. Spybot-S&D offers a tool to control the System startup in
> > > > > > its Tools section. This includes the ability to disable or enable startup
> > > > > > entries from the Autostart group (found in your Start menu under Programs).
> > > > > > This group contains links to the actual files. Windows stores those links as
> > > > > > files with the extension .lnk. When Windows encounters a *.lnk file in that
> > > > > > folder upon startup, it will start the linked application. Now the easiest
> > > > > > way to disable those entries is to change the extension. The System startup
> > > > > > tool of Spybot-S&D does simply change the extension .lnk to .disabled. This
> > > > > > easily prevents the linked application from being started. But as Windows
> > > > > > does not know this extension, this could slow the startup down. So Spybot-S&D
> > > > > > does link that extension to blindman.exe. Windows now tries to run the
> > > > > > .disabled file with blindman.exe - and as blindman.exe does exactly nothing,
> > > > > > there is no slow-down in booting.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Vince, here's my suggestion. Rename all your startup items from
> > > > > > filename.disabled to filename.lnk, with filename being the name of the app.
> > > > > > But still check to see if anything in msconfig is left behind from Spybot.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "vince" wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > downloaded a spybot system to get rid of spyware. after running i removed the
> > > > > > > spybot and now everytime i start up a box comes up[ saying Program cannot be
> > > > > > > found windows cnnot find blindman.exe. file. This program is needed for
> > > > > > > opening files of type "disabled startup file"
> > > > > > > can anyone help an old guy...Thank you vince
> > > > > > >
 
Yes it stopped. thanks again. vince

"Paradoxdb3" wrote:

> That's okay to do. It's okay to uncheck everything except systray, scan
> registry, explorer and a few other items you want to keep, like msn
> messenger, yahoo, or whatever else you want/have. Did you stop yor error
> message upon loading Windows?
>
> "vince" wrote:
>
> > Yes, I went to msconfig and then to the start and unchecked that box
> >
> > "Paradoxdb3" wrote:
> >
> > > When you say this is the one you unchecked, do you mean in msconfig? I don't
> > > think download plus.lnk is a Windows component.
> > >
> > > "vince" wrote:
> > >
> > > > After search the only file that comes up is Download Plus.lnk......this is
> > > > the one I unchecked......my question will this then cause me problems when I
> > > > want to disalble something.. Is this part of a Windows program...this was
> > > > modified in 5/31/03.......It is now unchecked.......
> > > >
> > > > "Paradoxdb3" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > FIRST - Go to Start Menu > Settings > Folder Options. Then select the View
> > > > > tab. Look for the box marked "Hide extensions for known file types" and make
> > > > > sure it is unchecked. You want to see the extensions you are working with.
> > > > >
> > > > > SECOND - Do as Glee has mentioned. Go to Start Menu > Find (or is it
> > > > > search? I'm on an XP computer right now) Anyway, from the "find files and
> > > > > folders" box, type in *.disabled and look for ALL files with the extension
> > > > > .disabled. Then, right click on the file and choose rename. Change ONLY the
> > > > > extension...the part AFTER the "." It should be filename.disabled. Change
> > > > > it to filename.LNK Vwolla, you're done!
> > > > >
> > > > > By the way, I'm not an expert adviser here...I'm just an "intermediate"
> > > > > user. Don't think I'll ever have an MVP status as some do around here. I'm
> > > > > learning with ya, Vince!
> > > > >
> > > > > "vince" wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > thanks but I hope that solves the problem I haven't got a clue how to do your
> > > > > > suggestion on rename the files....
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "Paradoxdb3" wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > They say third time's a charm. Let's see if it holds true! I found more
> > > > > > > info on blindman.exe...
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Some of you may have noticed a new file blindman.exe inside the Spybot-S&D
> > > > > > > folder, and have asked yourself what it is for. In short words: it does
> > > > > > > nothing.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I guess an explanation is needed why a file that does exactly nothing comes
> > > > > > > with Spybot-S&D. Spybot-S&D offers a tool to control the System startup in
> > > > > > > its Tools section. This includes the ability to disable or enable startup
> > > > > > > entries from the Autostart group (found in your Start menu under Programs).
> > > > > > > This group contains links to the actual files. Windows stores those links as
> > > > > > > files with the extension .lnk. When Windows encounters a *.lnk file in that
> > > > > > > folder upon startup, it will start the linked application. Now the easiest
> > > > > > > way to disable those entries is to change the extension. The System startup
> > > > > > > tool of Spybot-S&D does simply change the extension .lnk to .disabled. This
> > > > > > > easily prevents the linked application from being started. But as Windows
> > > > > > > does not know this extension, this could slow the startup down. So Spybot-S&D
> > > > > > > does link that extension to blindman.exe. Windows now tries to run the
> > > > > > > .disabled file with blindman.exe - and as blindman.exe does exactly nothing,
> > > > > > > there is no slow-down in booting.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Vince, here's my suggestion. Rename all your startup items from
> > > > > > > filename.disabled to filename.lnk, with filename being the name of the app.
> > > > > > > But still check to see if anything in msconfig is left behind from Spybot.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > "vince" wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > downloaded a spybot system to get rid of spyware. after running i removed the
> > > > > > > > spybot and now everytime i start up a box comes up[ saying Program cannot be
> > > > > > > > found windows cnnot find blindman.exe. file. This program is needed for
> > > > > > > > opening files of type "disabled startup file"
> > > > > > > > can anyone help an old guy...Thank you vince
> > > > > > > >
 
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