file renaming

Ever since I've had my computer there has been an extra drive on it. it was called microsoft (Protected). It has absolutely nothing on it, and it has no use. I have been trying to delete it to no avail, so I renamed it to annoying drive.Link Removed Whenever I try to access it it gives me an...

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hello. i've installed a new internal drive without any problem. i named the new drive using an available letter and then copied my entire data drive onto it. what i'd like to do is rename the new drive to the drive letter i am currently using for my data so i don't have to remap all my...

Hiya- I have inherited a netbook from a deceased relative. FINALLY got the password. Running Win7. My relative's name is the only user name and owners name on the computer. I would like to use it without being constantly reminded of him. Is it possible to change the main name without a total...

I have 2 files with different extensions, they must reference each-other with the same name but windows 7 renames the files because they are the same. How to disable this setting? Thanks.

When I try to rename a file, I right click on the current filename then left click on "rename" . But it doesn't give me enough time to go to the filename to change it. This doesn't happen all the time, but enough times to really frustrate me. At the same time, I notice that the open windows...

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When you rename a user account in on a computer that is running Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2, the user profile path is not changed automatically. It may cause some confusion when the %SystemDrive%\users folder... More...

Going back to my days on XP, I lost count of the number of times I went to rename a file only for it to disappear because I'd clicked Delete in the Context Menu instead. This set me on a mission to find out how to change the order of the context menu entries, eventually stumbling across the...

Copying, moving, renaming, and deleting files will be smoother in Windows 8. Source: Yahoo! News

Hello, recently I got some problem with my win7. Yesterday I downloaded 2 MKV files and I can't click/right-click on them as it shows error message "Windows explorer has stopped working", then I've been given 2 options : Check for solution or Restart the program. And it lags so much when the...

Press and hold CTRL key while clicking on each of the files that you want to rename. If your files are listed in successive order, simply highlight the first file, hold down the SHIFT key, and the click on the last file in the batch to select all files between them. Once the files are...

I can't move any files in the C: drive or rename them without getting the error message "Could not find this item" and "this file is no longer located in..." After clicking "Try Again", I can then move and rename them, this is still annoying though. Tried contacting support but they were no help

If I rename a file or delete a file in explorer, after the confirmation dialog is completed (and I've clicked OK to delete the file for example), the file is still there. It's been renamed or deleted, but the old name is there or the file is still there. I have to click refresh or hit F5 in...

In old windows, when you renamed a photo, it stayed in the same place in relation to all the other photos in the folder until you closed and then reopened the folder. Now in 7 and vista, as soon as you rename it, it gets reordered in the folder by name. It jumps away from its current position...

Hi guys, is there a way to install a 7 OEM (coming from Vista Business) without wiping the HD? I know there were some tricks in the past regarding this by renaming a file but dunno about this situation. TIA!

I'm looking for a way to change the functionality of the single click actions for files in Windows 7. As it is now, if you click on a file, it highlights it with a faint highlight. If I click it again it attempts to rename the file. This makes it a PITA to delete files if they are...

Running Windows 7, Explorer 8, and Norton 360 v4 When trying to rename or delete files or folders, I often get Folder in Use The action can't be completed because the folder or a file in it is open in another program. I check the task manager and sure enough something is running. I do an...

Hi all, I'm running into three issues which I'm guessing are related -- 1) Windows 7 seems to protect certain folder trees differently than others. In particular, the Program Files tree. If I try to copy a file to a folder in that tree or rename a file in one of the folders, I get a dialog...

If I make a new folder, it won't appear until I manually refresh the screen. This could be within another folder or something on the desktop. If I rename a file, it doesn't change until I manually refresh as well. What can things like that be related to? It might've been like this close to...