Microsoft KB Archive/177073

= Paste Command Missing When You Right-Click the Favorites Folder =

Article ID: 177073

Article Last Modified on 11/15/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 128-Bit Edition
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 128-Bit Edition

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This article was previously published under Q177073



SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to paste a file into the Favorites folder by right- clicking the folder in Windows Explorer, Windows NT Explorer, or My Computer, the Paste command may be missing from the menu that appears.



CAUSE
This issue can occur if the Windows Desktop Update component is installed.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain Internet Explorer 4.01. To do so, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/default.mspx/

To work around this problem, click the Favorites folder, and then click Paste on the Edit menu.



MORE INFORMATION
By design, you cannot paste files into the History, Subscriptions, Tasks, or Downloaded Program Files folder. The Paste command is missing from the menu that appears when you right-click a folder, and from the Edit menu in Windows Explorer, Windows NT Explorer, and My Computer.

If User Profiles are not enabled in Windows 95, the Favorites folder is located in the Windows folder in Internet Explorer 4.0 for Windows 95. If User Profiles are enabled in Windows 95, the Favorites folder is located in either the Windows folder or the Windows\Profiles\ folder, where is the name you use to log on to Windows 95.

The Favorites folder is located in the Winnt\Profiles\ folder in Internet Explorer 4.0 for Windows NT 4.0, where is the name you use to log on to Windows NT.

Additional query words: 4.00

Keywords: kbui KB177073

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