File Names Are Not Displayed Correctly When You Try to Download Files in Internet Explorer (296360)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 for Windows NT 4.0 SP 1
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 for Windows NT 4.0 SP 2
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 for Windows Millennium Edition SP 1
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 for Windows Millennium Edition SP 2
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 for Windows 98 Second Edition SP 1
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 for Windows 98 Second Edition
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 for Windows 98 SP 1
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 for Windows 98 SP 2
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows 98
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 for Windows 2000 SP 1
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 for Windows 2000 SP 2
- Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 for Windows 2000
- Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 for Windows NT 4.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 for Windows Millennium Edition
- Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 for Windows 98 Second Edition
- Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 for Windows 98
This article was previously published under Q296360 SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to open or download a file from the Internet, the file name may not be displayed correctly in the Microsoft Internet Explorer Address bar or in the File name box of the Save As dialog box.
For example, when you open a file named "MyPicture##.bmp" in Internet Explorer, the file name may be displayed as MyPicture%23%23.bmp in the Address bar. When you click Save As on the File menu to save the file to your hard disk, the file name is also displayed as MyPicture%23%23.bmp in the File name box.
CAUSE
This behavior can occur if the file name of the file that you want to open or download contains any of the following characters:
Internet Explorer converts these characters to the following, respectively:
RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, type a new name for the file that you want to download in the File name box of the Save As dialog box, and then click Save to save the file to your hard disk. Ensure that the new name does not contain any of the forbidden characters described in the "Cause" section of this article.
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 12/4/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug kbnofix kbui KB296360 |
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