Microsoft KB Archive/320251

= FIX: MsiGetShortcutTarget Call May Not Return When You Try to Resolve a Shortcut =

Article ID: 320251

Article Last Modified on 4/13/2006

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APPLIES TO

 Microsoft Windows Installer 2.0, when used with:  Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition

 Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition

 Microsoft Windows 95 

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This article was previously published under Q320251

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SYMPTOMS
When you call the MsiGetShortcutTarget function on a computer that is running Windows Millennium Edition (Me), Windows 98, or Windows 95 to resolve a shortcut path, the MsiGetShortcutTarget call may not return.

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CAUSE
This occurs because of a bug in the Windows Installer implementation of the MsiGetShortcutTarget function. If you pass a corrupted shortcut to the MsiGetShortcutTarget function, the function may not return.

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RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, update the Windows Installer 2.0 redistributable package from the following Microsoft Web site:

Windows Installer 2.0 Redistributable for Windows 95, 98, and ME

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=cebbacd8-c094-4255-b702-de3bb768148f%20&displaylang=en

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STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

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