office 97 short file names

[mike jarj]

I recently bought a new system with Windows XP. I
installed my copy of Office 97. When I save a file such
as "budgets.xls", it is actually saved as "B.xls". I have
to go into explorer and rename the file to get the
original name as I wanted it.
Any suggestions?
Thanks
Mike

 

[Beth Melton]

Hi Mike,

Turn Compatibility on the executable off. Office 97 is compatible with
Windows XP.

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[mike]

Hi Beth,
That did the trick. It works fine now.
Thanks,
Mike

 

[Beth Melton]

You're welcome. Glad to hear all is fine now.

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