Microsoft KB Archive/112147

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File Extensions Do Not Show in the List Files Of Type Box

Article ID: 112147

Article Last Modified on 10/6/2003

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APPLIES TO

• Microsoft Works 2.0 Standard Edition
• Microsoft Works 2.0a
• Microsoft Works 3.0 Standard Edition
• Microsoft Works 3.0a
• Microsoft Works 3.0b

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This article was previously published under Q112147

SYMPTOMS

Some file extensions may not display in the List Files Of Type box. For example, the following line may read

RFT-DCA (*.)

instead of

RFT-DCA (.rft)

This is caused by spaces on the corresponding converter line in the [MS Text Converters] section of the WIN.INI file.

RESOLUTION

Remove the spaces from the corresponding converter line in the [MS Text Converters] section of the WIN.INI file using the following steps:

1. In Program Manager, choose Run from the File menu.
2. In the Command Line box, type WIN.INI and choose OK or press ENTER.
3. Search for the [MS Text Converters] section.

4. Remove any spaces in the converter lines. The spaces that need to be removed are typically added between both the converter and the path, and between the path and the converter extension. For example

         MSWord6=Microsoft
         Word 6.0,<space>C:\WINDOWS\MSAPPS\TEXTCONV\msword6.cnv,<space>doc
                           

   where <space> will simply appear as a gap between the two words.

5. Save the WIN.INI file and restart Windows.

Additional query words: convert display

Keywords: KB112147

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