***************I looked in Explorer and " hide extensions for known file 
types " is NOT checked. Still  a  mystery; up until a few months ago I did 
not have  this problem but discovering the problem cannot be correlated 
with any system change............
         Elliott
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At 11:32 PM 12/18/2006 -0500, you wrote:

>Elliott's post
>
><<<<*****************You understood correctly; the program is fine, the 
>"pen  with" is sick!! Guess we will have to see if anyone else has a 
>suggstion.I have run out of friends to ask.
>         Thanks>>>>
>
>try this in my computer or windows explorer.... tools/folder options/view
>
>see if " hide extensions for known file types " is checked. if yes then 
>"ncheck" and see if the problem gets resolved.
>
>good luck---Venkat
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