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When you start Internet Explorer, double-click an Internet shortcut, or view a shell folder, you may receive one of the following error messages: Additionally, you may receive the following prompt when you try to drag a Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) link to the Links toolbar:

This behavior can occur if the Windows\Favorites\Links folder is missing.

To resolve this behavior, use either of the following methods:

• Install Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01. For information about how to obtain Internet Explorer 4.01, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
  177485 Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 Available
• Re-create the Links folder by quitting Internet Explorer, restarting your computer, and then starting Internet Explorer.
  
  NOTE: You may need to re-create any Internet shortcuts you added before you restored the Links folder.

For more information about Internet shortcuts, see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: A shell folder is a resource on your local hard disk or local area network (LAN) that can be accessed using the "File:" protocol (for example, "file://c:\windows" or "file://\\<path>\webpage.htm," where <path> is the full Universal Naming Convention (UNC) name path to the Webpage.htm file).