thanks blue, now i figure that you got mah point
it's very important that you dont lose users on your website, whatever else happens

whenever ive been to a website and saw a link that 404 page now found, id go to the homepage directly and then try searching here and there.
What you can do more is , give them a page nearer to what they might be looking for.
It's a lil hard work, but ya bet it pays.