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Deleted Briefcase Loses Icon when Restored from Recycle Bin

Article ID: 132634

Article Last Modified on 11/15/2006

Microsoft Windows 95
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition

This article was previously published under Q132634

SYMPTOMS

When you delete Briefcase from the desktop, and then click Restore on the Recycle Bin File menu, the Briefcase folder is restored; however, the Briefcase icon appears as a plain folder.

RESOLUTION

To restore the Briefcase icon, create a new Briefcase, and then copy the files from the Briefcase folder to the new Briefcase.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0.

This issue has been resolved in Microsoft Windows 98.

Additional query words: 4.0 wpp95 wastebasket trashcan

Keywords: kbprb kbui KB132634