Error when receiving transfered files

"Your file cannot be saved. Its name may contain unreadable characters, its
name plus path may be too long, or the folder may be read-only, deleted, or
otherwise unavailable. Please specify another file name and/or choose a
different folder."

None of these actually apply and it happens on every file.

Rikk

Greetings Rikk,

For a little test, see what happens when you do the following -- click the Tools menu (or
press Alt-T), then Options, then File Transfer and click the Change button next to the
received files folder option. Then change it to something simple, like C:\ and have someone
send you a file.

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"Rikk" <> wrote in message
news:...
> "Your file cannot be saved. Its name may contain unreadable characters, its name plus path
> may be too long, or the folder may be read-only, deleted, or otherwise unavailable. Please
> specify another file name and/or choose a different folder."
>
> None of these actually apply and it happens on every file.
>
> Rikk
>

Never mind, I was stupid.

The My Documents Folder doesn't point to the default. (I keep it on Drive D
instead) That folder was set to read only. Oops. The C: drive folder was
fine.

Rikk


"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <> wrote in message
news:6E0F4A1B-F237-4406-BFC5-...
> Greetings Rikk,
>
> For a little test, see what happens when you do the following -- click the
> Tools menu (or press Alt-T), then Options, then File Transfer and click
> the Change button next to the received files folder option. Then change
> it to something simple, like C:\ and have someone send you a file.
>
> --
> Jonathan Kay
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
> Associate Expert
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
> --
>
> "Rikk" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> "Your file cannot be saved. Its name may contain unreadable characters,
>> its name plus path may be too long, or the folder may be read-only,
>> deleted, or otherwise unavailable. Please specify another file name
>> and/or choose a different folder."
>>
>> None of these actually apply and it happens on every file.
>>
>> Rikk
>>
>
>

Hi,

Ah, that'll do it.

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Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
--

"Rikk" <> wrote in message
news:O6CEi$...
> Never mind, I was stupid.
>
> The My Documents Folder doesn't point to the default. (I keep it on Drive D instead) That
> folder was set to read only. Oops. The C: drive folder was fine.
>
> Rikk
>
>
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <> wrote in message
> news:6E0F4A1B-F237-4406-BFC5-...
>> Greetings Rikk,
>>
>> For a little test, see what happens when you do the following -- click the Tools menu (or
>> press Alt-T), then Options, then File Transfer and click the Change button next to the
>> received files folder option. Then change it to something simple, like C:\ and have
>> someone send you a file.
>>
>> --
>> Jonathan Kay
>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
>> Associate Expert
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
>> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>> --
>>
>> "Rikk" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> "Your file cannot be saved. Its name may contain unreadable characters, its name plus
>>> path may be too long, or the folder may be read-only, deleted, or otherwise unavailable.
>>> Please specify another file name and/or choose a different folder."
>>>
>>> None of these actually apply and it happens on every file.
>>>
>>> Rikk
>>>
>>
>>
>
>