notepad & extensions

[Denise]

Last month I got a new computer running WinXP Media Center Edition.

I notice it behaves differently than my previous machine that had XP Home,
in that I can't save a file with whatever extension I wish any longer.

For instance, I used to be able to name a file ".htaccess" but now it
insists on appending a .txt extension to the file name, making it
..htaccess.txt. I can then rename it to the correct hame, but that's kind of
a hassle.

Anyone know how I can fix this? There must be a setting somewhere, as it
didn't happen on my old machine, but I can't find it. I'm a webdesigner &
create / use .htaccess files often so would like to get this straightened
out.

Thanks so much!
Denise

 

[Nepatsfan]

Last month I got a new computer running WinXP Media Center
Edition.
I notice it behaves differently than my previous machine
that had XP Home, in that I can't save a file with whatever
extension I wish any longer.
For instance, I used to be able to name a file ".htaccess"
but now it insists on appending a .txt extension to the file
name, making it .htaccess.txt. I can then rename it to the
correct hame, but that's kind of a hassle.

Anyone know how I can fix this? There must be a setting
somewhere, as it didn't happen on my old machine, but I
can't find it. I'm a webdesigner & create / use .htaccess
files often so would like to get this straightened out.

Thanks so much!
Denise

Try the following,

Go to Control Panel and double click Folder Options.
In Folder Options, click on the View tab.
In the Advanced Settings box, remove the check mark from the
box next to "Hide extensions for known file types".
Click OK.
Now when you go to save a file you can replace the .txt file
extension with .htaccess.

Good luck

Nepatsfan

 

[Ayush]

Replied to [Denise]s message :

Last month I got a new computer running WinXP Media Center Edition.

I notice it behaves differently than my previous machine that had XP Home,
in that I can't save a file with whatever extension I wish any longer.

For instance, I used to be able to name a file ".htaccess" but now it
insists on appending a .txt extension to the file name, making it
.htaccess.txt. I can then rename it to the correct hame, but that's kind of
a hassle.

Anyone know how I can fix this? There must be a setting somewhere, as it
didn't happen on my old machine, but I can't find it.

Add quotes ("") around the name like this :

"example.htaccess"

 

[Denise]

Try the following,

Go to Control Panel and double click Folder Options.
In Folder Options, click on the View tab.
In the Advanced Settings box, remove the check mark from the box next to
"Hide extensions for known file types".
Click OK.
Now when you go to save a file you can replace the .txt file extension
with .htaccess.

Good luck

Nepatsfan

Thanks for the suggestion, but it didn't work. When I enter the filename as
..htaccess, it still names it .htaccess.txt

And now, I'm not able to see any extensions - which is actually necessary
for my work. So, I'll switch it back.

I appreciate your time! And, good luck to the Patriots!

cheers ~
Denise

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[Denise]

Replied to [Denise]s message :

Last month I got a new computer running WinXP Media Center Edition.

I notice it behaves differently than my previous machine that had XP
Home, in that I can't save a file with whatever extension I wish any
longer.

For instance, I used to be able to name a file ".htaccess" but now it
insists on appending a .txt extension to the file name, making it
.htaccess.txt. I can then rename it to the correct hame, but that's kind
of a hassle.

Anyone know how I can fix this? There must be a setting somewhere, as it
didn't happen on my old machine, but I can't find it.

Add quotes ("") around the name like this :

"example.htaccess"

Thanks Ayush, that works perfectly!

A .htaccess file doesn't have a file name, just the .htaccess extension. So,
I saved as ".htacess" and it worked just fine.

Still wish I knew why I could do it on my old WinXPHome computer but not the
new Media Center one. But it's good to know how to get around the problem, &
I much appreciate your help!

cheers!
Denise