Microsoft KB Archive/262826

= Creating a File by Using a Common Dialog Box Can Overwrite Another Recent File =

PSS ID Number: 262826

Article Last Modified on 11/14/2003

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional

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This article was previously published under Q262826



SYMPTOMS
Creating a new file with a program that uses common dialog boxes can overwrite a recently created file of the same name.



CAUSE
This problem is related to a timing issue in which the common dialog box code is not synchronized with newly created files.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 1.

Keywords: kbbug kbenv kbfix kbinterop kbWin2000SP1Fix KB262826

Technology: kbwin2000AdvServ kbwin2000AdvServSearch kbwin2000Pro kbwin2000ProSearch kbwin2000Search kbwin2000Serv kbwin2000ServSearch kbWinAdvServSearch

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