Can't add file extension in Windows

[David Kwinter]

On 3/16/03 11:01 PM, "Monte Goulding" <monte at sweattechnologies.com> wrote:

> 
>> I'm a Mac guy so I'm not up on Windows extensions, but does XP remove (at
>> least from the user's view) file extensions
> 
> Yes, as does MacOS X under certain circumstances. You can change this by
> opening an explorer window and choosing tools > folder options.. from the
> menu then going to the view tab
> 
> Regards
> 
> Monte
> 
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By default, Windows XP Home Edition (all I can test) has the option "Hide
extensions for known file types" Turned-On.

A file with path "c:/test.txt" or "c:/test.text" shows up as "test" and will
double-click open with notepad.