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Q180301: Unable to Close the Edit Alias Dialog Box in Personal Web Server

Article: Q180301
Product(s): Internet Information Server
Version(s): WINDOWS:4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbui mspwsw95
Last Modified: 02-JAN-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Personal Web Server version 4.0 for Windows 95 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you install Personal Web Server from Microsoft Windows NT Option Pack,
right-click a folder, click Sharing, click the Web Sharing tab, click Share This
Folder, click Cancel, click the question mark (?), and then click OK or Cancel,
the Edit Alias dialog box reappears and does not close.

RESOLUTION
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To work around this behavior, press CTRL+ALT+DELETE, click Edit Alias in the
Close Program dialog box, and then click End Task.

STATUS
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Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION
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You can use Personal Web Server to select folders on your computer and share the
contents of the folders with other users on a network. For more information
about Personal Web Server, view the "Welcome to Personal Web Server" Help topic
in the Windows NT Option Pack documentation.

Additional query words: sharing loops

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Keywords          : kbui mspwsw95 
Technology        : kbPersWebServSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbPersWebServ400Win95
Version           : WINDOWS:4.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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