Microsoft KB Archive/89083

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Windows Err Msg: Failed to Carry Out Command

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Q89083

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows versions 3.1, 3.11

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SYMPTOMS
When you run a packaged object in an object-linking-and-embedding (OLE) client, the following error message may appear:

Failed to Carry Out Command

CAUSE
This error occurs if the file being packaged has no file extension. In a successful launch of a packaged object, SHELL.DLL finds the object's extension and associates this extension with a .COM, .EXE, .PIF, or .BAT file. This association can be set in File Manager by choosing Associate from the File menu. When the file being packaged has no extension, SHELL.DLL cannot find an associated application.

Additional query words: 3.10 3.11 win31 object linking embedding

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Technology : kbWin3xSearch kbWin310 kbWin311