Unable to replace file with newer version

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Try the following:

Right click CMD.EXE (command prompt)
Select Run As Administrator,
Type CD\ and hit Enter to drop you into the root directory,
Change to Program files and delete the old file,
Click the X in the top right corner to go back to Windows,
Then copy the new version.
 
Hi, Samkent.

Have you tried the good old Dir command with the /x switch?

Dir /x should insert an addition column in the listing, showing the SFN
(Short File Name, also known as the 8.3 filename) for each file and folder
whose LFN is not also a "legal" SFN. Do it for the directory/directories
that hold each of the problem files.

This often discloses some strange and unexpected characters in filenames!

Let us know what you see.

RC
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R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
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Microsoft Windows MVP
Windows Live Mail 2009 (14.0.8089.0726) in Win7 Ultimate x64
 
Hi, Samkent.
Compatibility Files
Click to expand...

I'm glad you found it - because I have no idea what you're talking about.
:-(

Maybe it's because I'm running Win7. Or maybe it's because I haven't
actually used Access in years, although I do have a couple of very old
databases that I can read and update with the Tech Preview version of Office
2010. But my Windows Explorer window shows nothing next to the "burn"
option but "Share with" (on the left) and "New folder" (on the right).

And a search in Help and Support for "Compatibility Files" gets me a dozen
links, none apparently related to you question.

Can you tell us, click by click, how you get to that Explorer window that
shows the "Compatibility files" button?

Or maybe it's time to just close this thread, since your problem is solved.

RC
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R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
(e-mail address removed)
Microsoft Windows MVP
Windows Live Mail 2009 (14.0.8089.0726) in Win7 Ultimate x64
 
Hi, Samkent.

Well, it must be time for me to drop out of this thread because I don't see
the windows you are describing.

I've told you that I'm running Windows 7 Ultimate x64. Which specific
Windows version are you using?

Good luck!

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
(e-mail address removed)
Microsoft Windows MVP
Windows Live Mail 2009 (14.0.8089.0726) in Win7 Ultimate x64
 
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