Files do not show up in "open" dialog with Home XP

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Date: 09/29/04


Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 10:16:08 -0700

Does the open box (in the ham not give an option for
viewing "all files"?

Some programs will not show all the files in a given
directory as the default view is for only files with
certain extensions.

>-----Original Message-----
>Using a program that is for Ham radio operators, install,
then run, then
>select file, then open, the files in the directory do not
show at all. I
>have tried this on three different machines, one it shows
the other two it is
>blank. You can type in the file name and it will open
the file in the
>program. This does not happen in Professional.
>
>Checke two of the machines in the file properties and the
explorer
>properties and there was no differnce showing. Show
extensions and hidden
>files was on.
>
>Anyone know what would cause you not to see the files in
an "open" dialog?
>
>thanks
>.
>



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