| Subject: Vista Files can be named with same name |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.file_management |
| Date: 5/8/2008 12:10:01 PM |
| From: =?Utf-8?B?Y2I=?= [Email Address Protection] |
I know this has probably been discussed thousands of times, but i would like to know if there is any way that I can set up Vista to ask me if I want to name a file the same name as an existing file. I just did some experiments and Vista will allow me to name a file the same name as another existing file. The files having different paths is not helpful to me. This is causing me big headaches in my work product. I turned off hide extensions but that isn't helping me. I long for XP where it would always tell me if the conflict existed. |
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| Subject: Re: Vista Files can be named with same name |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.file_management |
| Date: 5/8/2008 4:20:27 PM |
| From: "Toyman" [Email Address Protection] |
Hmmm. My experience with VISTA is that when you save a file and give it the same name as an existing file, you're give 3 choices: 1) Replace an existing file; 2) Save changes with a different name; 3) Merge changes into existing file. But you already pointed that out. Otherwise, the duplicate file name can be saved in different folders (i.e. paths), as you pointed out - reason being so different software publishers/programs don't have to be aware of the file names of everyone else's files. In XP, it's the same, only superficially different, in that XP will save a (duplicate) file name and append a suffix to the name to distinguish it from a different version - perhaps a completely different file, but with the same name. Otherwise, even in XP, a duplicate file name can be saved in multiple folders - without the suffix - again, as you pointed out. I have to ask if you're more interested in saving different VERSIONS of the same file. Toyman ___________________________________ "cb" <cb@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:4956450A-8217-447A-8560-D3D1621C8316@microsoft.com... I know this has probably been discussed thousands of times, but i would like to know if there is any way that I can set up Vista to ask me if I want to name a file the same name as an existing file. I just did some experiments and Vista will allow me to name a file the same name as another existing file. The files having different paths is not helpful to me. This is causing me big headaches in my work product. I turned off hide extensions but that isn't helping me. I long for XP where it would always tell me if the conflict existed. |
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