Microsoft KB Archive/219138

= FP2000: Prompted to Overwrite the Wrong File When Using Save As Command =

Article ID: 219138

Article Last Modified on 10/1/2001

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft FrontPage 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q219138



SYMPTOMS
When you use the Save As command to change an ASP file to an HTML file, you receive the following message:

The file new_page_1.asp already exists. Do you want to replace the existing file?



CAUSE
This problem occurs when the following conditions are true:


 * You enable the "Hide file extensions for known file types" option in Windows Explorer. -and-


 * You use the Save As command to save an ASP file as an HTML file in Microsoft FrontPage.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this behavior, follow these steps:
 * 1) On the Windows Start menu, point to Programs, and click Windows Explorer.
 * 2) On the View menu, click Options.
 * 3) Click to clear the "Hide file extensions for known file types" check box.
 * 4) Click Apply, and then click OK.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: fp2k

Keywords: kbbug kbnofix KB219138

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