Microsoft KB Archive/222437

= OL2000: Shortcut Containing UNC Path May Not Work =

Article ID: 222437

Article Last Modified on 9/29/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Outlook 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q222437



SYMPTOMS
If you create a shortcut that includes a Universal Naming Convention (UNC) path, and then add it to the Outlook Bar, the shortcut may not activate the network location or resource.



CAUSE
For shortcuts, Outlook supports only the File, File Transfer, and Hypertext Transfer protocols.



RESOLUTION
Create the shortcut using the UNC path to the network resource, and then drag the shortcut to the Outlook Bar.



MORE INFORMATION
To create a shortcut that will function on the Outlook Bar, follow these steps:  Right-click the desktop, click New, and then click Shortcut. In the Command Line box, type the UNC path preceeded by the File protocol prefix. For example, to create the path for a shortcut to a UNC path of <\\MyServer\MyShare>, type:

File:\\MyServer\MyShare

 Click Next. In Select a Title for the Program, type a name for the shortcut, and then click Finish. Locate the shortcut created in the previous steps and drag the shortcut to the Outlook Bar. Release the mouse button at the location you want when the black cursor appears. If the Outlook Bar is not visible, on the View menu, click Outlook Bar.

Additional query words: OL2K

Keywords: kbprb KB222437

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