Cannot Uninstall Briefcase in Add/Remove Programs

 Last reviewed: August 8, 1996
Article ID: Q132653
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 start the Add/Remove Programs program to remove a Briefcase from the computer, you find that Briefcase is not listed in the Windows Setup page, and so it seems that you cannot completely remove a Briefcase from the computer as you can other Windows 95 components.

CAUSE

Once you have installed Briefcase, Windows 95 excludes Briefcase from the list of components that you can uninstall. Windows 95 does so to prevent data loss.

RESOLUTION

You can still delete any specific Briefcase on your computer by selecting that Briefcase and deleting it as you would delete a folder.

MORE INFORMATION

If Windows enabled you to uninstall a Briefcase, any existing Briefcase on your computer would become inaccessible. For this reason, Windows does not give you the option to uninstall Briefcase.

KBCategory: kbui
KBSubcategory: ntui prodnt svrwksta posfest win95 kbshell
Additional reference words: 4.00 4.0 win95 removing deleting

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Last reviewed: August 8, 1996
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