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Q147212: Send Fax Wizard Does Not Convert Long File Name for Attachment

Article: Q147212
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): 95
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): win95
Last Modified: 17-DEC-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows 95 
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SYMPTOMS
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When a message composed using the Send Fax Wizard contains attachments with long
file names, the attachments are not converted to short file names when they are
received by a Windows 3.x Microsoft Mail client. If you double-click such an
attachment in the Microsoft Mail client, you receive a message stating that the
file is not associated with a program.

RESOLUTION
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To work around this problem, save the attachment in the Microsoft Mail client to
an appropriate short file name with the correct extension. You can then open the
attachment using the short file name.

Note that you may also experience the problem described in the following article
in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q141901 Attachment Icon in MS Mail Missing with "Send To" Command

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows 95. We are
researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

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Keywords          : win95 
Technology        : kbWin95search kbZNotKeyword3
Version           : 95

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