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16 July 2007

Windows Save As Bug

I found a bug in the Windows Save As dialog. It's only a little one - it's really a display bug - but it's surprising after 10 years or so of the same dialog.

  1. File > Save As
  2. Click on an existing file (it becomes the name of the file you're going to save)
  3. Rename it to something else (the file is renamed but the File name field is unchanged)
  4. Click Save

Windows asks you if you want to replace the existing file, even though the name you have is different to the existing one.

Comments

  1. Got that one a couple times.

    I wonder if it’s a symptom from a transactional model in Explorer: the rename from the save-as hasn’t been committed yet, and the name field still matches the renamed file.

    Wil / 10:23pm / 16 July 2007

  2. I reckon that must be it.

    Ryan / 2:03pm / 17 July 2007

  3. Looking at your twitter;
    I saw The Frames live two days ago, at Dour, and they’re pretty good.

    Wil / 4:49pm / 17 July 2007

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