Microsoft KB Archive/296297

= Error Message When You Rename a Favorite =

Article ID: 296297

Article Last Modified on 1/31/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0

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This article was previously published under Q296297



SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to rename a Favorite, you may receive the following error message:

A filename cannot contain any of following characters:

\/:*?&quot;<>|

NOTE: You receive this error message even though you use valid characters to rename the Favorite.



CAUSE
This issue can occur when you rename a Favorite with a name that contains 236 or more characters.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, rename the Favorite with a name that has fewer than 236 characters.

Keywords: kberrmsg kbprb KB296297

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