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Re: Show File Extension

• Posted by gertie at ad-tek.net Jul 25, 2001
• 366 views

On 24 Jul 2001, at 20:50, rforno at tutopia.com wrote:



> 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.

I don't have anything that uses a .xls extension, so i can't make an actual link
for a
.xls,, and i don't use win98. I did show you in the listing below that a .lnk
does show in
dos, and it also shows in Explorer.

Kat


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kat" <gertie at PELL.NET>
> To: "EUforum" <EUforum at topica.com>
> Sent: Monday, July 23, 2001 10:44 PM
> Subject: Re: Show File Extension
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> > On 23 Jul 2001, at 20:46, rforno at tutopia.com wrote:
> >
> > > 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.
> >
> > 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
> >
> > 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~".
> >
> > Kat
> >
> > > ----- 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"??
> > >
> > >
> > > 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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> > > Chris
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