Microsoft KB Archive/225777

= Windows Utilities Removed During Windows 2000 Upgrade =

Article ID: 225777

Article Last Modified on 10/30/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition

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This article was previously published under Q225777



SYMPTOMS
After you upgrade to Windows 2000 from Microsoft Windows 95 or Microsoft Windows 98, some Microsoft Windows utilities or accessories that you copied or moved to a Desktop folder may not be available.



CAUSE
During the upgrade process, some utilities or accessories that are written specifically for Windows 95 or Windows 98 may be removed from the computer depending on whether or not the actual file (or a shortcut to the file) is located in the Desktop folder.



STATUS
This behavior is by design.



MORE INFORMATION
There are several conditions under which the utilities are not migrated:  The following files are not migrated to the Windows 2000 installation if the program is located in the Desktop folder:

 Calc Explorer Notepad Packager Pbrush</li> Regedit</li> Sndrec32.exe</li> Sndvol32.exe</li> Winfile</li> Winhelp</li></ul>

NOTE: The above files are migrated if a shortcut to the program is located in the Desktop folder.</li> The following five file are not migrated during the upgrade process regardless of whether or not the actual file, or a shortcut to the file, is located in the Desktop folder:

<ul> Accstat</li> Defrag</li> Scandskw</li> Welcome</li> Winpopup</li></ul> </li> An exception to the above conditions is the Winhlp32.exe file. This file is migrated whether the file (or a shortcut to the file) is located in the Desktop folder.</li></ul>

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