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Only the Desktop.ini File Appears in the Subscriptions Window

Article ID: 182317

Article Last Modified on 1/22/2007


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This article was previously published under Q182317

SYMPTOMS

When you click Manage Subscriptions on the Favorites menu in Internet Explorer, only the Desktop.ini file may appear in the Subscriptions window.

When you view the contents of the Offline Web Pages folder in Internet Explorer 5, only the Desktop.ini file may appear.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if the read-only attribute is removed from the Subscriptions folder.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this behavior, follow the steps in the appropriate section:

Internet Explorer 4

Set the read-only attribute on the Subscriptions folder. To do so, follow these steps:
  1. Click Start, point to Programs, and then click Windows Explorer or Windows NT Explorer.
  2. Locate the Subscriptions folder.

    The Subscriptions folder has the following default location for Windows 95:

    C:\Windows\Subscriptions

    The Subscriptions folder has the following default location for Windows NT:

    C:\Winnt\Subscriptions

  3. Right-click the Subscriptions folder, and then click Properties.
  4. On the General tab, click the Read-Only check box to select it, and then click OK.

Internet Explorer 5

To resolve this issue, set the read-only attribute on the Offline Web Pages folder. To do so, follow these steps:

  1. Click Start, point to Programs, and then click Windows Explorer or Windows NT Explorer.
  2. Locate the Offline Web Pages folder.

    The Offline Web Pages folder has the following default location for Windows 95/98:

    C:\Windows\Offline Web Pages

    The Offline Web Pages folder has the following default location for Windows NT:

    C:\Winnt\Offline Web Pages

  3. Right-click the Offline Web Pages folder, and then click Properties.
  4. On the General tab, click the Read-Only check box to select it, and then click OK.

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