Renaming a pic (.jpg)

[maddy]

why won't win 98 let me rename a picture anymore? the message basically says that it might not be able to be read if I change it. I have changed hundreds previously..why not now??
(It will will IF I add ".jpg" after the rename. thanks

[reghakr]

maddy,

It's most likely associated with an application. It's a normal message for any "registered" file type when you try to rename the 3-letter extension.

What are you renaming it to and why?

I don't quite understand the meaning of
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(It will will IF I add ".jpg" after the rename
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reghakr

[Paul D]

They way I read your post is that you're trying to rename (say) "fred.jpg" to "joe", not "joe.jpg"
The .jpg extension is what enables Windows to decide what program to use to open the file, so it will have to be part of the new filename.
Pardon me if I'm wrong and you know all that, but that's how the post reads to me.

Paul D

[reghakr]

Hi Paul

You are most likely right. I thought about that for a second, but since he said it has been done in the past, i dismissed it. Re-reading it, I see your point.

reghakr

[report_2]

My take is it all depends on how you are trying to rename it.

If it is a desktop file then you are trying to change to file type from .jpg to nothing and Windows will have no idea what to use to open it.

If you usually change the name within an application by using the Save as dialog then Windows will automatically use files of type .jpg since the original file was as such.

If within an application and viewing thumbnail the default file name includes the .jpg the same as the title of the picture. From there you can change the Title without effecting the file type.

It is my suspicion that you have not changed a file name from xxx.jpg to xxx unless it was done as mentioned above.

Without fail, Windows will provide the warning any time you try to change the extention to a different file type to help protect you from yourself.

Additionally, you can without warning or ill effect change a desktop shortcut to a .jpg file with or without an extention as it is just the title of the shortcut, not the file name itself.

<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by report_2 on 07/16/01 21:36.</FONT></P>