Microsoft KB Archive/927762

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Error message when you try to run Small Business Accounting on the Start menu or from a shortcut: "Windows is searching for SBA.exe. To Locate the file yourself, click Browse"

Article ID: 927762

Article Last Modified on 8/15/2007



APPLIES TO

  • Microsoft Office Small Business Accounting 2006
  • Microsoft Office Small Business Management Edition 2006



SYMPTOMS

When you try to run Microsoft Office Small Business Accounting 2006 on the Start menu or from a shortcut, you receive the following message:

Windows is searching for SBA.exe. To Locate the file yourself, click Browse."

CAUSE

This problem occurs because the shortcut for Small Business Accounting may be corrupted.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, delete and then re-create the shortcut.

Delete the shortcut

If the problem occurs when you use a shortcut, right-click the shortcut for Small Business Accounting, and then click Delete. If the problem occurs when you use the Start menu to start the program, click Start, point to All Programs, point to Microsoft Small Business Accounting, right-click Microsoft Small Business Accounting, and then click Delete.

Re-create the shortcut

  1. Click Start, and then click My Computer.
  2. Locate the following directory:

    Drive:\Program Files\Microsoft Small Business\Small Business Accounting

    Note The Drive placeholder is a placeholder for the actual drive on which you installed Small Business Accounting.
  3. Right-click the Sba.exe file, and then click Create Shortcut.
  4. Drag the shortcut to the location from which you deleted the corrupted shortcut. Or, drag the shortcut to the location from which you deleted the item on the Start menu.


MORE INFORMATION

This article assumes that you can use the following files to start Small Business Accounting:

  • Drive:\Program Files\Microsoft Small Business\Small Business Accounting\SBAHost.exe
  • Drive:\Program Files\Microsoft Small Business\Small Business Accounting\SBA.exe



Additional query words: SBA2006 SBA version 1.0.4224.0

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