Tell a bit more. I just double checked and can't find a "description" field on Explorer. I tried this -> Explore "My Documents" and right-clicked the displayed fields. "description" as a field is not listed here.
What field are you looking at?
Bob
Does any one know how to change the file description using windows xp

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