Microsoft KB Archive/133372

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PUB: Publisher 3.0 & 97 Do Not Remove Publisher 2.0 Shortcut

Article ID: 133372

Article Last Modified on 8/16/2005



APPLIES TO

  • Microsoft Publisher 3.0 Standard Edition



This article was previously published under Q133372

SYMPTOMS

If you install Publisher for Windows 95 or Microsoft Publisher 97 into the same directory as Publisher 2.0, Publisher Setup leaves the Publisher 2.0 shortcut.

If you double-click the Publisher 2.0 shortcut, however, it starts your new version of Publisher.

RESOLUTION

You can remove the unwanted shortcuts manually. For more information, please see the Windows 95 Help topic titled

To remove a program from the Start or Programs menu


or the Windows NT 3.51 Help topic titled:

Creating and Deleting Program Items


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Publisher version 3.0 for Windows 95 and Microsoft Publisher 97. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.


Additional query words: pub95 pub3 icon icons group old property properties taskbar start button doesn't change leaves existing

Keywords: kbbug kbsetup kbusage KB133372