Need help analyzing my Error Log

[getmea]

Hello all...Not sure if this is the right forum or not...

I am trying to figure out why I get these errors logged to my site. The new version of my site no longer includes some pages; some pages were renamed; some pages or objects I have totally removed from the site.

For example,

When I first created my site, I used the template builder in Vdeck to create a parking page. The parking page was subsequently replaced in March 2006:
[Thu Mar 29 17:54:46 2007] [error] [client 208.168.232.190] File does not exist: /home/getmeask/public_html/favicon.ico

The following 3 pages were renamed in November, 2006:
[Thu Mar 29 19:51:56 2007] [error] [client 193.47.80.94] script '/home/getmeask/public_html/trucks.php' not found or unable to stat
[Thu Mar 29 19:47:42 2007] [error] [client 193.47.80.40] script '/home/getmeask/public_html/wheels.php' not found or unable to stat
[Thu Mar 29 16:46:58 2007] [error] [client 66.150.224.245] script '/home/getmeask/public_html/getmea-skateboard-links.php' not found or unable to stat

I just installed wordpress via my web hosting and it automatically installed it in the ../wordpress folder (notice the upper case W and P). Now this error occurs:
[Thu Mar 29 19:00:12 2007] [error] [client 64.158.138.8] File does not exist: /home/getmeask/public_html/wordpress, referer: http://www.getmea-skateboard.com/wordpress

I converted these pages to php:
[Wed Mar 28 20:07:22 2007] [error] [client 65.55.209.213] script '/home/getmeask/public_html/link-metro.html' not found or unable to stat
[Wed Mar 28 20:03:01 2007] [error] [client 65.55.209.212] script '/home/getmeask/public_html/askus.html' not found or unable to stat

I have other examples as well.

I have created a new robots.txt file and resubmitted to google two weekends ago. I have the .txt and .xml files current.
Who is looking for these extinct pages? How do I know who is attempting access to it?

Thanks for your time.
JR

[incrediblehelp]

Who is looking for these extinct pages? How do I know who is attempting access to it?

Why dont you just 301 redirect the old pages to their new home? Visitors could be looking for them or SE robots.

[getmea]

so let me understand...even though I may have renamed or deleted a page, I should create a copy of these missing pages and only have a 301 in it to forward to the new page?

I'm a little lacking in 301 coding...is there a short cut?

thanks.

[incrediblehelp]

You dont need to "re-create" the pages. Just set up the 301 redirect rules up in your htaccess file or IIS control panel.

Please browse MANY old 301 redirect threads (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=site%3Awebproworld.com+301+redirect&btnG=Google+Search) on WPW:

[getmea]

Thanks, Incrediblehelp...I found one.

FYI...these errors appear NIGHTLY...so I would gather they are not people who bookmarked any of the pages...