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

ID: Q187657

The information in this article applies to:

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

Last Reviewed: February 5, 1999