q: save as dialogue conundrum

[Alexander Ross]

In ALL versions of windows before vista (all the way back to 3.1) I would
often choose file->save as (in any program) and browse to the folder in
which I wanted to save my file. I would then click on one of the files in
that folder so that its name appeared in the "filename" text field, then I
would change one or two characters to create a unique name. Hit save and
voila I've saved my file.

In vista however, if I click on a file just to have its name appear in the
"filename" text field and then change a few characers windows maintains that
I am trying to overwrite the file I clicked on. It recognizes the file I
clicked on with higher priority than the filenmae I have typed in teh
"filename" tet field. Can I do anything about this?

It is suprememly annoying

Alex

 

[Bob Butler]

In ALL versions of windows before vista (all the way back to 3.1) I would
often choose file->save as (in any program) and browse to the folder in
which I wanted to save my file. I would then click on one of the files in
that folder so that its name appeared in the "filename" text field, then I
would change one or two characters to create a unique name. Hit save and
voila I've saved my file.

In vista however, if I click on a file just to have its name appear in the
"filename" text field and then change a few characers windows maintains
that I am trying to overwrite the file I clicked on. It recognizes the
file I clicked on with higher priority than the filenmae I have typed in
teh "filename" tet field. Can I do anything about this?

FWIW, I've been using Vista for a while and never saw this. I just tried it
using both Notepad and Word 2007 and had no such issue.

 

[Guest]

Your mistake might be the clicking on the file, which opens it. Just
highlight it with your mouse instead to select it and change the name.