WD: Extension Appended to File Name That Already Has Extension (134811)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word for Windows 95
- Microsoft Word for Windows 95 7.0a
- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q134811 SYMPTOMS
When you save a Word document with an extension, an additional extension
is appended to the file name.
MORE INFORMATION
Word has extensions registered in the Windows 95 Registry that indicate
that any file with that extension should be opened with Microsoft
Word.
If a document is saved from Word with an extension that is not
registered in the Windows Registry (i.e.: .aaa), then Windows automatically
assigns an additional extension to the file name.
Example: If you save a file from Word with the name of: Test.aaa
Windows would assign Word's extension as: Test.aaa.doc
The addition of the registered extension by Windows 95 is done to files
that are saved from applications that support the long file name (LFN)
feature of Windows 95. Applications that do not support this feature do
not experience this behavior.
This behavior is inherent to Windows 95. Clearing the "Hide MS_DOS file
extensions for file types that are registered" option in the Windows
Explorer allows you to see this behavior. (To locate this option
in Windows Explorer, click Options on the View menu.) This behavior is by
design.
WORKAROUND
To save the file with an exact file name, enclose the file name in
quotation marks, for example:
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 8/16/2005 |
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| Keywords: | KB134811 |
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