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Operations on an HTML file or folder apply to similarly named folder or HTML fileArticle ID: 252721 - View products that this article applies to. This article was previously published under Q252721 IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry.
Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you
understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information
about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following
article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 256986
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/256986/EN-US/
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Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry
SYMPTOMS When you use any of the following commands on a Hypertext
Markup Language (HTML) file with a .htm or .html extension, or a folder, the
same action may be applied to a similarly named folder, or HTML file, in the
same location:
Rename Warning! If you rename this file, it will no longer belong to the folder Test_files. To rename it safely, open the file, save it with a new name, and then delete the folder Test_files. Do you want to rename this file anyway? Rename Warning! If you rename this folder, the associated HTML file Test.htm might not work properly. To rename the folder without damaging any files, open Test.htm, save it with a new name, and then delete the folder Test_files. Do you want to rename this folder anyway? CAUSE This issue occurs because of the Connected Files feature
implemented in Windows 2000. RESOLUTIONWARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious
problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft
cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry
Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own
risk. To work around this issue, either perform the commands listed earlier in this article at a command prompt, or use Registry Editor to disable the Connected Files feature: Use Registry Editor to view the following registry key, and then add the following value to this key, or modify it if the value already exists:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
NOTE: This value is normally not defined, and file connection is
enabled by default. A value of 1 disables file connection. Value: NoFileFolderConnection Value Type: REG_DWORD Value Data: 1 IMPORTANT: File connection should normally be enabled because other programs might depend on it. For example, Microsoft Internet Explorer uses the connected files naming convention when you save your Web page by selecting Web Page, complete (.*htm,*.html) in the Save as type dialog box. Disable file connection only if absolutely necessary. STATUS This behavior is by design. MORE INFORMATION HTML documents often have a number of associated graphics
files, a style sheet file, several Microsoft JScript files compatible with the
European Computer Manufacturers Association (ECMA) 262 language specification
files, and so on. When you perform any of the commands listed earlier in this article on the primary HTML file, you usually want to perform the same command on its associated files as well to avoid breaking links. Until now, there has been no easy way to determine which files are related to any given HTML file other than by analyzing their contents. Windows 2000 provides a simple way to connect a primary HTML file to its group of associated files. If Connected Files is enabled, when you perform any of the commands listed earlier in this article on a file or folder of associated files, the same command is performed on all connected files. To create a group of connected files, the primary HTML file must have an .htm or .html file extension, and the associated files should reside in a subfolder of the parent folder of the primary file. The subfolder name must have the same name as the primary file without the .htm or .html extension, followed by one of the extensions listed later in this article. The most commonly used extensions are .files or _files. For example, if the primary file is named MyDoc.htm, naming the subfolder MyDoc_files defines the subfolder as the container for the connected files for this file. If you perform any of the commands listed earlier in this article on the primary file (or associated folder), the same command is performed on the subfolder and its files (or the primary HTML file). For some languages, it is possible to use a localized equivalent of _files to create a subfolder for connected files. The following list contains the valid strings that can be appended to a document name to create a connected files subfolder. Note that some of these strings have a "-" character as their first character rather than a "_" or a "." character.
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