Microsoft KB Archive/155225

Money 5.0: Cannot Use a Reserved Word As a Backup Name

PSS ID Number: Q155225 Article last modified on 09-12-1997

5.0

WINDOWS

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= SUMMARY =

If the name of a backup file is a Windows or MS-DOS reserved word such as AUX, NUL, CON, COM, or LPT, one of the following error messages will appear:

This filename is a reserved device name. Please enter a different name.

-or-

Do you wish to overwrite the existing.

If you click Yes, the current version is copied over the older version. If you don’t want to overwrite the older file, click No, and then type a different name or directory for this copy.

The second error message can occur even if the file name does not exist. Selecting Yes will display the error message:

There has been an error reading or writing the file.

= MORE INFORMATION =

Using reserved words can also cause the computer to freeze, hang, or lockup.

This behavior has not been reproduced using Windows NT version 4.0. KBCategory: kbusage KBSubcategory:

Additional reference words: w_money

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