Microsoft KB Archive/244704

= INFO: Dragging EXE Files Does Not Default to "Create Shortcut" Under Windows 2000 =

Article ID: 244704

Article Last Modified on 3/1/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition

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This article was previously published under Q244704



SUMMARY
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
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.

Keywords: kbinfo KB244704

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