Editing the File Property Summary Values May Damage TIFF/EX Files (326774)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional
This article was previously published under Q326774

SYMPTOMS

If you click a TIFF/EX file in Windows Explorer, click Properties on the File menu, click the Summary tab, and then edit the values on the Summary tab, the file may become corrupted. This causes programs that can edit such files not to be able to open the files.

CAUSE

Windows Explorer does not recognize these files as TIFF/EX files. Instead, Windows Explorer behaves as if the TIFF/EX files are TIFF files. If you edit the values on the Summary tab, the files may become corrupted.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, do not edit the values on the Summary tab for TIFF/EX files.

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:10/22/2002
Keywords:kbbug KB326774
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