Were you opening the files with Photoshop or Windows? I've got +10
character filename jpgs scattered all over my home and work harddrives and
have never had this problem with Photoshop 6 and WinXP.

I wasn't even opening the files. This glitch is a function of clicking on
the FOLDER (that contains the .jpg files) in Windows Explorer, which then,
in turn, crashes while the resulting window is being populated with icons.

Go to a directory (or "folder") in Windows Explorer that has a file name
longer than 10 characters, and has many (say, 100) .jpg files in it. If
you've got Photoshop set to be your default picture viewer, Explorer might
crash when you simply click on the folder.

I don't know why this doesn't impact all users. I don't think Microsoft
knows, either. I'm just glad to have a work-around.
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Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
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