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Q244704: INFO: Dragging EXE File Doesn’t Default to "Create Shortcut"

Article: Q244704
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): WINDOWS:
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbOSWin2000 kbDSupport
Last Modified: 24-OCT-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server 
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server 
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional 
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SUMMARY
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If you try to create a shortcut by dragging and dropping an unregistered 16-bit
or 32-bit executable file, the application may not run properly.

MORE INFORMATION
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Windows 2000 physically moves the EXE file to its drop destination rather than
creating a shortcut.

This behavior is new in Windows 2000. If the application is registered using the
Windows Installer, users will be able to create a shortcut as in previous
versions of Windows. For unregistered applications, the procedure is to
right-click and drag to create a shortcut.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbOSWin2000 kbDSupport 
Technology        : kbwin2000AdvServ kbwin2000AdvServSearch kbwin2000Serv kbwin2000ServSearch kbwin2000Search kbwin2000ProSearch kbwin2000Pro kbWinAdvServSearch
Version           : WINDOWS:
Issue type        : kbinfo

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