OFF97: Confirm File Delete Dialog Box Not Displayed

• Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
• Microsoft PowerPoint 97 for Windows
• Microsoft Access 97
• Microsoft Office Binder 97 for Windows
• Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.0 for Windows 95

SYMPTOMS

When you delete a file using the Open or Save As dialog boxes, the file is sent to the Recycle Bin without displaying the "Confirm File Delete" dialog box.

CAUSE

This problem may occur if the following statements are true:

• You select a file in the Open or Save As dialog boxes, and then press DELETE to delete the file.

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• You have installed Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.0 on your computer.

WORKAROUND

This problem does not occur when you right-click the file that you want to delete in the Open or Save As dialog boxes, and then click Delete on the shortcut menu.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

REFERENCES

For more information about deleting files, click the Office Assistant, type "delete file," click Search, and then click to view "Delete a file."

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If Microsoft Help is not installed on your computer, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q120802
   TITLE     : Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office
               Program or Component