File Renaming unusable help?

[peomp]

i have a problem with renaming any files on my computer. when i rename a file i get error messaging saying that file will become unusable, and then i doesnt open anymore.

rename.bmp

[glockjs]

what file extension are you trying to rename from-to?

[fLYtRap]

Do you see file extensions or not? If you do see them, than perhaps you are renaming whole file without the extension.

[glockjs]

Do you see file extensions or not? If you do see them, than perhaps you are renaming whole file without the extension.

he wouldnt get that warning if he was just renaming the file :/

[deadrats]

i have a problem with renaming any files on my computer. when i rename a file i get error messaging saying that file will become unusable, and then i doesnt open anymore.

rename.bmp

that's because you are attempting to change the extension along with the name, for example:

if you rename example.bmp to example2 the OS won't know what type of file it is and thus won't know how to open it. when you go to rename the file, it's important that you remember to keep the 3 letters after the dot the same:

example.bmp will become example2.bmp

you should also go to into your folder options and change the options so that the file extension isn't shown with the name, then you won't run into these kinds of problems.

[glockjs]

grrr now i understand what he meant x.O

yeah like deadrats said.....control panel>folder options>view>make sure "Hide extensions for known file types" is clicked ^ ^ that way when you rename anything it keeps the same extension

[peomp]

the error message comes to any file with any ext.

for example: rename file1.bmp to file1a.bmp, gives me the error every time.

thanx guys...i went into the folder option and check hide extensions, that did the trick....once again thanx!!!!