No Warning Deleting .Exe or .Com Files from Recycle Bin

Last reviewed: August 30, 1996
Article ID: Q134222

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 95

SYMPTOMS

When you empty the Recycle Bin, you are not prompted for confirmation before files with .exe or .com extensions are removed. You are prompted for confirmation before other types of files are removed.

When you empty the Recycle Bin, and only one file with a .exe or .com extension is in the wastebasket, you are not prompted for confirmation before the file is removed; however, if more than one file with a .exe or .com extension exists, you are prompted. You are prompted for confirmation before other types of files are removed.

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: kbui
KBSubcategory: wpp95 win95
Additional reference words: 95 del dataloss

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Last reviewed: August 30, 1996
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