Err Msg: The Item "Cdplayer.exe" That This Shortcut Refers to...

• Microsoft Windows 98

SYMPTOMS

When you click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, point to Multimedia, and then click CD Player, you may receive the following error message:

The item "Cdplayer.exe" that this shortcut refers to has been changed or moved.

CAUSE

This problem can occur if a shortcut to CD Player (Cdplayer.exe) is located in both the Entertainment and Multimedia folders on the Start menu, and you remove CD Player using the Add/Remove Programs tool in Control Panel.

RESOLUTION

To work around this problem, manually remove the shortcut to CD Player in the Multimedia folder. To do so, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, point to Programs, and then point to Accessories.



2. Right-click CD Player, and then click Delete.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows 98.

MORE INFORMATION

If you have an Entertainment folder and Multimedia folder on the Start menu, a shortcut to CD Player is added to both folders when you install CD Player. If you remove CD Player using the Add/Remove Programs tool, only the shortcut in the Entertainment folder is removed.

Keywords : kberrmsg kbtool win98
Version : WINDOWS:98
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb