Microsoft KB Archive/106104

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Cannot Create Icons for Executables in Long Directories

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Q106104

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows 3.1
 * Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server, version 3.1

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SYMPTOMS
Normally you should be able to drag and drop any program (executable file) from File Manager to an active program group in Program Manager in order to create a new icon in that group. If the directory in which the file resides has a 245 character-long name, the following error message appears:

Invalid Path: The Path is Invalid

The icon is created, but the path is truncated. If you try to start the program by double-clicking the icon, the following error message appears:

Application Execution Error: Cannot find file  (or one of its components): check to ensure that the path and file name are correct and that all required libraries are available.

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT. We are researching this problem and will post new information here as it becomes available.

Additional query words: prodnt

Keywords : kbother

Issue type :

Technology : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTAdvSerSearch kbWinNTAdvServ310 kbWin3xSearch kbWin310