Microsoft KB Archive/124539

= Microsoft Knowledge Base =

How to Delete Multiple Shortcuts Simultaneously
Last reviewed: July 14, 1997

Article ID: Q124539

The information in this article applies to:


 * The Microsoft Network versions 1.0, 1.05, 1.2, 1.3

A shortcut from the desktop to The Microsoft Network provides a direct link to a folder or service. To delete one shortcut, right-click the shortcut and then click Delete on the menu that appears. To delete multiple shortcuts simultaneously, follow these steps:


 * 1) Click Start, point to Find, and then click Files Or Folders.
 * 2) In the Named box, type "*.mcc" (without quotation marks).
 * 3) Click the Find Now button to find all your shortcuts to The Microsoft Network.
 * 4) In the list of files that appears, select all the shortcut files that you want to delete. To select multiple files, press and hold down the SHIFT key while you click the files. To select files that are not next to each other in the list, press and hold down the CTRL key while you click the files.
 * 5) On the File menu, click Delete.