Error Message: Windows Cannot Create a Shortcut Here
ID: Q179513
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The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Windows 95
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Microsoft Windows 98
SYMPTOMS
When you right-click an icon in a folder such as My Computer, Network
Neighborhood, Control Panel, Dial-Up Networking, or Printers and then
click Create Shortcut, you receive the following error message:
Windows cannot create a shortcut here.
Do you want the shortcut to be placed on the desktop instead?
CAUSE
This behavior occurs because these are virtual folders. Unlike folders in
Windows Explorer, virtual folders are not storage locations for files or
file system objects. Virtual folders are also known as Windows shell space
objects. Virtual folders are part of the graphical user interface (GUI)
that allow easy access to customizable features in Windows.
Other differences between virtual folders and file system folders include:
- Virtual folders cannot contain a folder, but can contain a pointer to
a folder (for example, the Fonts folder in Control Panel is a pointer
to the Windows\Fonts folder).
- Virtual folders cannot have attributes (such as read-only, hidden, or
system).
- Virtual folders cannot be customized if you install the Windows Desktop
Update component as part of Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.0 or
4.01.
When you create a shortcut for an object in a virtual folder and receive
the message that the shortcut will be placed on the desktop, the shortcut
that is created on the desktop works correctly. The shortcut also works
correctly if you move it to another file folder.
STATUS
This behavior is by design.
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Keywords : kberrmsg kbui win95 win98
Version : WINDOWS:95,98
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb