Start Menu Shortcut For My Network Places Contains Invalid Links (261457)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
This article was previously published under Q261457

SYMPTOMS

You may experience any of the following behaviors in Windows Millennium Edition:
  • Placing a shortcut to My Network Places on the Start menu adds a non-functional link on the Start menu.
  • Existing shortcuts in the My Network Places folder are added to the menu as non-functional shortcuts called "target."
  • Any new My Network Place shortcut created using the Add Network Place wizard shows up on this menu as a non-functional shortcut called "target."
When you click on any of these "target" shortcuts, nothing happens.

STATUS

Microsoft is researching this problem and will post more information in this article when the information becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

The shortcut icons for Add Network Place and Home Networking Wizard are functional.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:1/14/2006
Keywords:kbprb kbsetup KB261457
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