FIX: MsiGetShortcutTarget Call May Not Return When You Try to Resolve a Shortcut (320251)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows Installer 2.0, when used with:
- the operating system: Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
- the operating system: Microsoft Windows 98
- the operating system: Microsoft Windows 95
This article was previously published under Q320251 SYMPTOMS
When you call the MsiGetShortcutTarget function on a computer that is running Windows Millennium Edition (Me), Windows 98, or Windows 95 to resolve a shortcut path, the MsiGetShortcutTarget call may not return.
CAUSE
This occurs because of a bug in the Windows Installer implementation of the MsiGetShortcutTarget function. If you pass a corrupted shortcut to the MsiGetShortcutTarget function, the function may not return.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, update the Windows Installer 2.0 redistributable package from the following Microsoft Web site:
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. REFERENCES
For information about how to install or how to upgrade Windows Installer, including command-line options, see the "Windows Installer SDK" section of the following Microsoft Web site:
For more information about the MsiGetShortcutTarget function, see the Windows Installer 2.0 SDK Help documentation.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 4/13/2006 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug kbfix KB320251 |
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