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Microsoft Word - ???? Filename

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by ashleysue

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What would cause filenames to appear as question marks when opening from word? They come up fine when opening explorer.

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by richard lane

Possibly they are over the standard 8.3 character length and the version of Word is an old one that won't recognise long filenames. That's about the best I can guess without more information.

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by ashleysue

The naming conventions seem to be fine. I ran a virus check and reinstalled MS Word. We are able to pull the same files up when accessing from the C: drive or explorer. Every file appears with the ?'s when selecting open from Microsoft word. Thanks for your suggestion.

by ashleysue

The naming conventions seem to be fine. I ran a virus check and reinstalled MS Word. We are able to pull the same files up when accessing from the C: drive or explorer. Every file appears with the ?'s when selecting open from Microsoft word. I'm thinking it must be something in the registry. Thanks for your suggestion.

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