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FILE FOLDER NAME CHANGE

Posted: 09-01-2003, 01:47 AM
kelsey
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when i try to change the name of one of my file folders,
it says that this folder is required for windows to run
properly and cannot be changed or renamed. however, i
NEED to change it and am wondering if anyone out there
knows some sort of secret as to how to go about doing
this. PLEASE HELP! thanks
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David Candy
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Re: FILE FOLDER NAME CHANGE
Posted: 09-01-2003, 01:57 AM
Why bother wasting out time. What folder

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"kelsey" <itskels@umich.edu> wrote in message news:02d101c3702a$f7a9bee0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> when i try to change the name of one of my file folders,
> it says that this folder is required for windows to run
> properly and cannot be changed or renamed. however, i
> NEED to change it and am wondering if anyone out there
> knows some sort of secret as to how to go about doing
> this. PLEASE HELP! thanks
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Re: FILE FOLDER NAME CHANGE
Posted: 09-01-2003, 03:35 AM
What is the folder you are trying to change?

"kelsey" <itskels@umich.edu> wrote in message
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> when i try to change the name of one of my file folders,
> it says that this folder is required for windows to run
> properly and cannot be changed or renamed. however, i
> NEED to change it and am wondering if anyone out there
> knows some sort of secret as to how to go about doing
> this. PLEASE HELP! thanks

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Comp Guy
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Re: FILE FOLDER NAME CHANGE
Posted: 09-01-2003, 06:48 AM
More information would be a great help. What folder are you trying to
delete?

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"kelsey" <itskels@umich.edu> wrote in message
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> when i try to change the name of one of my file folders,
> it says that this folder is required for windows to run
> properly and cannot be changed or renamed. however, i
> NEED to change it and am wondering if anyone out there
> knows some sort of secret as to how to go about doing
> this. PLEASE HELP! thanks

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FILE FOLDER NAME CHANGE
Posted: 09-01-2003, 07:30 AM
>-----Original Message-----
>when i try to change the name of one of my file folders,
>it says that this folder is required for windows to run
>properly and cannot be changed or renamed. however, i
>NEED to change it and am wondering if anyone out there
>knows some sort of secret as to how to go about doing
>this. PLEASE HELP! thanks
>.
>you can change the name. first find out the extension on
the current file name which currently is not visible, add
this extension to the new name.
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Spinner
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Re: FILE FOLDER NAME CHANGE
Posted: 09-01-2003, 08:12 AM
He said "Folder", not "file".
Folders do not have extensions.

"bernard" <brsgdavis@aol.com> wrote in message
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>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >when i try to change the name of one of my file folders,
> >it says that this folder is required for windows to run
> >properly and cannot be changed or renamed. however, i
> >NEED to change it and am wondering if anyone out there
> >knows some sort of secret as to how to go about doing
> >this. PLEASE HELP! thanks
> >.
> >you can change the name. first find out the extension on
> the current file name which currently is not visible, add
> this extension to the new name.

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