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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows 3.x/9x/ME => Topic started by: Topper on September 01, 2004, 12:49:44 PM

Title: Find Target Problem in W98
Post by: Topper on September 01, 2004, 12:49:44 PM

On right clicking a shortcut and choosing Find Target the action hangs.  I have found no help so far on the MS Knowledge base.  Thanks.

Title: Re: Find Target Problem in W98
Post by: merlin_2 on September 01, 2004, 12:55:26 PM

it the archive box ticked?

Title: Re: Find Target Problem in W98
Post by: Topper on September 01, 2004, 01:59:44 PM

It happens whether or not the archive box is ticked.

Title: Re: Find Target Problem in W98
Post by: merlin_2 on September 01, 2004, 02:08:48 PM

does this happen on all short-cuts or just this one?

Title: Re: Find Target Problem in W98
Post by: Topper on September 02, 2004, 03:26:51 AM

It happens on all shortcuts.  It is a useful facility that is lost although I have installed a small Copy Path utility that is helping locate files meanwhile.

Title: Re: Find Target Problem in W98
Post by: merlin_2 on September 02, 2004, 01:09:10 PM

have you given this a thought>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;250928

Title: Re: Find Target Problem in W98
Post by: Topper on September 02, 2004, 01:27:18 PM

Not tried that, thanks for your interest in this problem.  However, before I click on your link where exactly will it take me?

Title: Re: Find Target Problem in W98
Post by: merlin_2 on September 02, 2004, 01:30:09 PM

m$oft website if it does load click the refresh button on the top taskbar.....a snippet from it >How to Reinstall Windows
To reinstall Windows:
Start Windows, and then insert the Windows 98 CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.
Click Browse This CD, and then double-click Setup.exe.
Follow the instructions to complete the Windows Setup procedure      you have some kind of widows explorer fault unless you have scan for bugs and wish to use find target as...^^then this maybe an option?or scanreg/fix or scanreg/restore command at the prompt...

Title: Re: Find Target Problem in W98
Post by: Topper on September 04, 2004, 04:29:22 AM

Thanks, Merlin 2 You have given me a lot to proceed with.  Most helpful.