Err Msg: The Item 'Hpcexpl.exe' That This Shortcut Refers...

ID: Q166496


The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows CE, version 1.0


SYMPTOMS

The shortcuts to H/PC Explorer on your desktop computer may use generic icons. When you double-click an H/PC Explorer shortcut, you may receive the following error message:

The item 'hpcexpl.exe' that this shortcut refers to has been changed or moved. The nearest match, based on size, date, and type is 'C:\PROGRA~1\HPCEXP~1\PocketIE Setup\setup.exe'. Do you want this shortcut to point to this item?


CAUSE

This behavior occurs when you run the Setup program for H/PC Explorer version 1.0 and both of the following conditions occur during the installation:

  • You click the H/PC Explorer check box in the Select Components dialog box to clear it.


  • You click to select one or more of the check boxes in the Create Shortcuts dialog box, so that the H/PC Explorer Setup program creates shortcuts to H/PC Explorer on your desktop computer.



RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, run the H/PC Explorer Setup program again and choose to install the H/PC Explorer component during setup.


MORE INFORMATION

This is problem is corrected in H/PC Explorer version 1.1. The H/PC Explorer version 1.1 Setup returns you to the Select Components dialog box if you do not select the H/PC Explorer component during installation. The Casio, Compaq, and NEC H/PCs include H/PC Explorer version 1.0, which does not include this fix.

H/PC Explorer 1.1 is available for download from Microsoft's Web site at the following location:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsce/hpc/software/hpcexplorer.htm
For additional information about H/PC Explorer, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsce/

Additional query words: hand held hpc wince

Keywords : kbsetup wince handheld
Version : :1.0
Platform : WINDOWS
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Last Reviewed: November 25, 1999
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