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D70neRd
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      07-07-2007
I save copies of monthly bills I receive online and don't want ot retype the
entire file name each time I save, so on trying to save a pdf, for example, I
click on an existing file name (e.g. company_20070111to20070210.pdf) then in
the file name field on the "Save As ..." dialog box. That changes the file
name to be saved from the cryptic web server generated name to the name of
the existing file I chose.

After doing that I then edit the name in the file name field and change it,
for example, to company_20070311to20070410.pdf then I click the button to
save. Vista alerts me that the file already exists, even though a file with
the new name does not exist. It appears to be still referencing the file name
I originally clicked and changed.

This occcurs in Vista Ultimate and Home Premium. Never experienced this in XP.

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      07-07-2007
I do this also, and have no such problems. Vista Ultimate 64-bit and Vista
Home Premium 32-bit

"D70neRd" <> wrote in message
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>I save copies of monthly bills I receive online and don't want ot retype
>the
> entire file name each time I save, so on trying to save a pdf, for
> example, I
> click on an existing file name (e.g. company_20070111to20070210.pdf) then
> in
> the file name field on the "Save As ..." dialog box. That changes the file
> name to be saved from the cryptic web server generated name to the name of
> the existing file I chose.
>
> After doing that I then edit the name in the file name field and change
> it,
> for example, to company_20070311to20070410.pdf then I click the button to
> save. Vista alerts me that the file already exists, even though a file
> with
> the new name does not exist. It appears to be still referencing the file
> name
> I originally clicked and changed.
>
> This occcurs in Vista Ultimate and Home Premium. Never experienced this in
> XP.
>
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> D70neRd
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> link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
> click "I Agree" in the message pane.
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> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/com....vista.general


 
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