Article ID: 279262
Article Last Modified on 12/13/2000
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Outlook 98 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q279262
SYMPTOMS
In the Outlook bar, if you click a shortcut that you have created to a folder on your hard disk or right-click the Outlook bar and then click Outlook Bar Shortcut, you may receive the following error message:
After you close the Error Message dialog box, Outlook exits to the Windows desktop.
CAUSE
This behavior occurs if you drag a folder from your hard disk to the Outlook bar without installing the Integrated File Management add-on.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this behavior, install the Integrated File Management add-on component to Outlook 98.
MORE INFORMATION
Integrated File Management for Microsoft Outlook 98 is an add-on component that enables you to search your computer's local hard disk or a network drive for any type of file. It allows you to create a shortcut on the Outlook bar for a file folder. The Full installation of Outlook 98 adds this component by default. If you installed Outlook 98 with the Typical or Minimal set of components you need to add the Integrated File Management component.
For additional information about the Integrated File Management and how to add it and other new components to Outlook 98, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
180462 OL98: How to Add New Components to Outlook 98
181821 OL98: Installing and Using Integrated File Management
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