Vista - Re: Vista won't show file version unless extension is changed to DLL

"anon0918" <anon0918@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:09A6C87D-E828-4451-8B3A-A4D083E95A2B@microsoft.com...
> Please try this yourself: rename a DLL to a different extension (such as
> .asdf). Watch the Version tab disappear under the file's Properties. If
> you
> switch the extension back, suddenly Vista recognizes the version
> specification. Why is Vista ignoring file versions for custom file
> extensions??
>
> We deal extensively with clients using older version of our files, so we
> need to be able to easily see the versions.
>
> However, since upgrading from XP to Vista, the file version (accessed by
> going to the file's Properties and selecting the Version tab) is no longer
> shown. There isn't even a version tab anymore! If you try adding a "File
> Version" column in Details view, it also doesn't show up.
>
> The only way to get the file version to show up is to change the file's
> extension to DLL. Then suddenly the version tab appears, and the DLL also
> shows its version in Details view.
>
> With XP, we never had this problem. If a file had a version specified, it
> was shown.
>
> Try it yourself in Vista! Rename a .DLL file to .ASDF and try to find the
> file's version. Now try it in XP and see how simple it is.
>
> This happens even under Administrator login.

You might actually find a solution about how to deal with this in the MSDN
newsgroups as they are usually well populated with app developers:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/newsgroups/default.aspx

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