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Re: Show File Extension

• Posted by rforno at tutopia.com Jul 24, 2001
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I am using Windows 98. Please try to generate a file with a double extension
such as zzz.xls.lnk (it should be an actual link) and try.
Thanks.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kat" <gertie at PELL.NET>
To: "EUforum" <EUforum at topica.com>
Subject: Re: Show File Extension


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> On 23 Jul 2001, at 20:46, rforno at tutopia.com wrote:
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> > Thank you.
> > I found that this doesn't work with some extensions. For example, I have
a
> > file that, under DOS, shows as Listacds.xls.lnk, but under Windows (for
> > example Windows Explorer) is shown as only Listacds.xls, that is, the
.lnk
> > extension is missing, and as you said, this may be a danger if the file
> > points to a Trojan.
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> Hmm, i opened a dos box, did a dir /p in  \desktop, and got:
> SHORTC~1 PIF
> WINZIP   LNK
> WORDPAD  LNK
> FREECELL LNK
> NICKMO~1 LNK
> SOLITA~1 LNK
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> Explorer shows them as .lnk, of course, too. I am using win95B, which
> windoze version are you useing? Incidently, you can change the names of
> the icons on the desktop to not have the .lnk extension, if you get tired
of
> looking at it. But with no extension, Windoze won't know how to launch it.
> You can, however, get rid of the "Shortcut to" part of the icon name, in
my dir
> listing above, only one filename starts with "SHORTC~".
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> Kat
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> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <president at insight-concepts.com>
> > To: "EUforum" <EUforum at topica.com>
> > Sent: Monday, July 23, 2001 1:14 AM
> > Subject: Show File Extension
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> > Hi rforno,
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> > >Where in Windows 98 do you set the option "always show all
> > extensions"??
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> > To always view your file extensions in win 98. Open a folder, then
> > click view, then folder options. When the folder options menu open,
> > click view again, then unselect [Hide file extensions of know file
> > types]
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