Shortcut to Start Menu Folder Disappears When You Delete the Folder (303603)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional
  • Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition

This article was previously published under Q303603

SYMPTOMS

When you create a shortcut to a folder on the Classic Start Menu and you then delete the folder, the shortcut may disappear.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

The shortcut still exists, but it is hidden. Adding another shortcut to the Classic Start Menu causes the hidden shortcut to reappear.

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/18/2001
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