DOCUMENT:Q132662  17-DEC-2000  [win95x]
TITLE   :Cannot Copy Mail with Long Title to Desktop
PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:95
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbtool kbui win95

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SYMPTOMS
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If you try to copy a mail message to the desktop by dragging it to the desktop,
the copy operation may not succeed. When this occurs, you do not receive any
error message.

CAUSE
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This behavior occurs if the combined path and name for the message exceeds the
maximum allowable length of 260 characters.

RESOLUTION
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Shorten the mail message's title, then try to copy it again.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbtool kbui win95 
Technology        : kbWin95search kbZNotKeyword3
Version           : WINDOWS:95

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