unable to rename photos (files)

[JEGjr]

Windows XP

Hey,

Lately, for some reason, I'm unable to rename photos. This was very rarely if ever a problem before; but now, I cannot rename any. I searched Microsoft and Google, and haven't found anything.

When I right click on a thumbnailed photo, then rename, then try to rename and enter, I get a message - "If you change a file extension, the file may become unusable. Are you sure you want to change it?" If I click yes, the photo's done and becomes unusable. Like I said before, this is new.

Any thoughts?

[Wyverex]

Hi,

You have file extensions enabled. This way, you not only rename the file, but also change the type of file. If you rename a file, you could try to keep the file extension. For example photo1.jpg rename to Picture.jpg. It’s important to keep the *.jpg, *.bmp or whatever the orignal extension was, other wise you cant open the picture anymore.

You could also disable the extensions so you don’t have to worry about file extensions anymore. Do this by starting My Computer -> Tools -> Folder Options -> View -> click hide extensions of known file types, then apply. Now you shouldn’t have to worry about pictures becoming unusable after a name change.

[JEGjr]

Wyverex wrote:

My Computer -> Tools -> Folder Options -> View -> click hide extensions of known file types, then apply

Thanks. That did it.

[JEGjr]

This might seem a little off topic, but it's not for me 'cause it is related to the same prior problem.

Now that I can rename my photos, I have placed them in a preferred sequence for burning to a disc; I also wanted to have them numbered in a preferred sequence so that when I email them they would be viewed in the order that I wanted the recipient to view them. Here's the problem, which again is new, I did not have this problem until recently: When I highlight the photos I want to send in XP, and then click "Email this file", Outlook Express comes up ready to send an email w/ attachments, but they are all jumbled. They are not being assembled in Outlook Express sequentially. Like I said, this is new; I didn't have this problem before. I also cannot "drag and drop" them into a proper sequence. I looked under the "options" in Outlook Express, but found nothing for this.