Deleted Briefcase Loses Icon when Restored from Recycle Bin

 Last reviewed: August 8, 1996
Article ID: Q132634
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows 95
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

When you delete Briefcase from the desktop, and then click Restore on the Recycle Bin File menu, the Briefcase folder is restored; however, the Briefcase icon appears as a plain folder.

RESOLUTION

To restore the Briefcase icon, create a new Briefcase, and then copy the files from the Briefcase folder to the new Briefcase.

STATUS

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

KBCategory: kbinterop kbusage kbui kbenv kbole
KBSubcategory: ntui prodnt svrwksta posfest win95 appscomp
Additional reference words: 4.00 4.0 95 wpp95 wastebasket trashcan

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Last reviewed: August 8, 1996
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