Error Message "The Target Can Not Handle This Type of Document" When You Send Files to Removable Media (328856)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional
  • Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition

This article was previously published under Q328856

SYMPTOMS

If you right-click a file in a common dialog box (such as the Open or Save As dialog box), point to Send To, and then click My Documents or a removable-media drive (such as a floppy disk drive or a Zip drive), you may receive the following error message:
Windows Explorer
The Target can not handle this type of document.
Although you receive the error message, the file is saved on the removable media.

RESOLUTION

When you receive the error message, click OK. The file is saved to your My Documents folder or to the removable media.

STATUS

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

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/6/2002
Keywords:kberrmsg kbprb KB328856