Money 5.0: Cannot Use a Reserved Word As a Backup Name
  
PSS ID Number: Q155225
Article last modified on 09-12-1997
 
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kbusage
 
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 The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft Money 5.0 for Windows 95
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SUMMARY
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If the name of a backup file is a Windows or MS-DOS reserved word such
as AUX, NUL, CON, COM, or LPT, one of the following error messages
will appear:
 
   This filename is a reserved device name. Please enter a
   different name.
 
-or-
 
   Do you wish to overwrite the existing <filename>.
 
   If you click Yes, the current version is copied over the older
   version. If you don't want to overwrite the older file, click
   No, and then type a different name or directory for this copy.
 
The second error message can occur even if the file name does not
exist.  Selecting Yes will display the error message:
 
   There has been an error reading or writing the file
   <file name>.
 
MORE INFORMATION
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Using reserved words can also cause the computer to freeze,
hang, or lockup.
 
This behavior has not been reproduced using Windows NT version
4.0.
KBCategory: kbusage
KBSubcategory:
 
Additional reference words: w_money
 
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Version           : 5.0
Platform          : WINDOWS
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Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1997.