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OFF97: Confirm File Delete Dialog Box Not Displayed

Article ID: 177338

Article Last Modified on 1/22/2007

APPLIES TO

This article was previously published under Q177338

SYMPTOMS

When you delete a file using the Open or Save As dialog boxes, the file is sent to the Recycle Bin without displaying the Confirm File Delete dialog box.

CAUSE

This problem may when the following conditions are true:
  • You select a file in the Open or Save As dialog boxes, and then press DELETE to delete the file.

    -and-
  • You have installed Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.0 on your computer.

    NOTE: This behavior occurs with Windows Desktop Update (Active Desktop).

WORKAROUND

This problem does not occur when you right-click the file that you want to delete in the Open or Save As dialog boxes, and then click Delete on the shortcut menu.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

REFERENCES

For more information about deleting files, click the Office Assistant, type "delete file," click Search, and then click to view "Delete a file."

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If Microsoft Help is not installed on your computer, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

120802 Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office Program or Component


Additional query words: OFF97 XL97

Keywords: kbprb KB177338


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