ODE97: MSDN Sampler Prompts to Create Shortcut on WIN NT 3.51

 Last reviewed: October 20, 1997
Article ID: Q165039
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Office 97 Developer Edition Tools

SYMPTOMS

Moderate: Requires basic macro, coding, and interoperability skills.

When you install the MSDN Sampler on a computer running on Windows NT 3.51, you are prompted with the following Microsoft Office Developer Edition Sampler message box: 

   Would you like Setup to create a desktop Shortcut?
This message is invalid because you cannot create a shortcut in Windows NT 3.51.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Access 97. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Problem

  1. Run Setup for the Microsoft Sampler on a clean Windows NT 3.51 computer.

  2. During Setup, you are prompted to create the shortcut. 
Keywords          : StpOthr kbsetup
Version           : 97
Platform          : WINDOWS
Hardware          : PWRMAC
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : Info_Provided

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Last reviewed: October 20, 1997
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