Windows Explorer Closes After Choosing End Task in Edit Alias Dialog Box (185273)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Personal Web Server 4.0 for Windows 95
  • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 95
This article was previously published under Q185273

SYMPTOMS

If you right-click a folder, click Sharing, click the Web Sharing tab, click Share This Folder, click Cancel, click the question mark (?), click OK or Cancel (but are unable to do so), press CTRL+ALT+DELETE, click Edit Alias, and then click End Task twice, open Windows Explorer-type folders (such as Control Panel or Printers) may also close, you may be unable to save changes to Personal Web Server settings, and icons on the taskbar may disappear.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if you click End Task to close an instance of Windows Explorer that is not responding. The Web Sharing tab that is available with Personal Web Server updates Windows Explorer, and if you close an instance of Windows Explorer that is not responding, all instances of Windows Explorer windows close before you can save any changes.

RESOLUTION

To work around this behavior, save any changes before you click Edit Alias and then click End Task.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about the disappearance of icons from the taskbar, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

180498 Icons Disappear from Taskbar After Ending Explorer.exe

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/24/2003
Keywords:kbprb kbui KB185273
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