Anyone know why I can't rename folders?

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Running beta 2 and I can't rename folders after I create them. I can rename
files in the NEW FOLDER that I create. Any Ideas? Thanks.
 
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Thanks for the reply.
I'm trying to create a folder on my local drive. I right click and choose
"New" -> "Folder". The folder is created (New Folder) and I try to change
the name and when I press enter the name doesn't change. I can then drill
down into the the folder and create files and rename those.

I did check the security on the parent folder of the folder that I'm trying
to create and I have all premissions on it.
 
Where on the drive are you trying to rename the folder, drive root,
Documents folder, desktop? What type of account is this, Administrator or
Limited User? I have created a new folder in the locations I specified and
they work just fine.

If you are viewing or editing files from within the folder, you can't rename
it. For example, I was reviewing a Word document from within the folder I
created, but I could rename the folder because it was in use by Microsoft
Word. My recommendation would be clean out your temp directory.
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Hello, Andre,

This is a slightly different problem I think. You cannot make a newly
created directory/folder active until you have named it - apparently Wyatt
is creating a new folder and is presented a folder with the text "New
Folder" hi-lited so that he can create a name, whereupon whatever he types
is rejected and the hi-lited New Folder stays unaffected. This is most
unusual.

Also, it cannot be a permission problem because then the new folder wouldn't
appear at all, I believe.

Please, tell us Wyatt - are you having other difficulties with that system?
Things you believe should work, that doesn't???


Tony. . .
 
Tony,

This is the exact problem. I can't rename folders after I create them but I
can create and rename files in the folder I just created.

Yes I'm having other issues that I shouldn't with the system. Folders that
I should have access to I can't access or copy (no apparent premissions
problems).

To give you the history on this machine. I did an upgrade from xp service
pack 2. The machine was on a domain. If i create a local account and log in
on that account I can create and name the folders as I wish.

I was thinking about deleting this account, removing the user directory for
the user and then adding it back. Of course I don't know if the operating
system will let me do this (I haven't figured out how to run as a real admin
yet) and I don't know if it will correct it self since the username will be
the same since it is on a domain.

Thanks for your reply. Wyatt
 
O.K. - having established this much, I must confess, I am not running Vista
myself, I am a visitor from the neighboring 64bit group - and I am also not
a network wizard by any means.

My preferred action and tactics towards making changes when having problems
and you really don't know what is going on is to remove what seems to be the
most likely problem and do a cold-boot. That is, turn the machine off and
start it again after a few seconds. Then keep it running for a while, try to
see if things are getting better or worse - if it seems to be largely
alright, then re-boot in normal fashion from this state and only then you
can start setting things back up again.

Many experts are saying that this is unnecessarily cumbersome, but it is my
experience that by re-booting from a clean state the whole system will be
more likely to accept the changes you are going to make, and much more
likely to recover if anything goes wrong again.

So, I think it best if I make room for the real 'answer guys' - in the mean
time I suggest you could indeed delete that account but you might want to
create some other account first and then do the 'cold-boot, re-boot'
shuffle, and then create the account you was originally thinking of, but
note - the networking subsystem may have changed between XP and Vista (as it
did between 2K and XP) so read up on the things you need to do.

With the risk of offending you, I have to ask about that upgrade from XP -
did you remove XP and install Vista clean? Or is XP still sitting there and
Vista on a separate partition or, (shudder) did you install Vista on top of
the XP installation? I think it is likely that you messed something up in
the installation, I would consider making a 'system restore' or 'repair
install' or backing up your data and wipe the disk and install it clean from
scratch.

Anyone else???


Tony. . .
 
You are too kind, Andre.

Actually, driving a taxi for twenty-five years, and having all kinds of
people (practically sitting in your lap) in close contact, develops a sense
for listening to what they are saying. Unfortunately, that doesn't mean they
allways say what you are hearing.


Tony. . .
 
I have the exact same problem, i updated from xp sp2 and also can't rename
any folders, even new ones, please any help would be great!
 
Same burning question - how did you perform the installation/upgrade? What
is on your HD today and how is it organized?

Tony. . .
 
I don't think it's a configuration problem...

I have checked permissions and all, even connected another hard drive from
another computer and even in this new hard drive I was unable to change
names...

It's a problem in the update system...

Thanks Tony, but maybe you should let someone that has already solved this
issue, or at least has some idea of what is happening answer, it's obvious
besides your great intention, you don't have a clue of what the problem is we
are talking about...
 
I sent upgrade bug to Microsoft and they said that they couldn't reproduce
the problem and closed the ticket. I have since blown away my c drive and
installed fresh with no problems.
 
Well, that is - more or less - what I have been saying all along, I have not
heard of this before, and it seems that neither has a lot of others, and
unilaterally making room is no good for you if no-one wants to occupy the
space - the space is always open to anyone. But you'd like your problem
solved and discussing the matter is often more helpfull to yourself than it
is to others.

Personally, I think that something has gone wrong with your installation, so
I wanted you to inform us of how the OS was installed. You would be only one
out of hundreds (if not thousands) that thought they could upgrade their
existing installation with a new version (even a Beta version) and install
it on top of the existing installation. It seems, curiously, that some can
make it work, but not without severe and hard to troubleshoot problems. It
would be fine to dual-boot a Beta system with something else, such that you
had access to functions in the one system that didn't work quite right in
the other. But upgrade? Never!!!

Ultimately, that is how many here come to answer questions - when we see
others doing the same errors we did ourselves at some time. But random and
spurious errors is the worst thing to troubleshoot, since it can be almost
anything out of a million different things in combination, so information
will be needed.

You are welcome to enlighten us, and I hope your problem is solved - it may
turn out to be quite trivial too.


Tony. . .
 
There you go! Good work!


Tony. . .


wyatt said:
I sent upgrade bug to Microsoft and they said that they couldn't reproduce
the problem and closed the ticket. I have since blown away my c drive and
installed fresh with no problems.
Click to expand...
 
I have the same issue.

Situation:
- Upgraded from XP SP2 (Vista Beta 2 on same partition)
- Logged in with an account from the old XP SP2 installation with
administrator privileges
- Can't rename folders, regardless of where they are located.
- Can rename files
- All accounts are local accounts

Workaround
- Created a new user account with adminstrator privileges
- Can rename folders & files

Issue seems to be in the upgrade of XP SP2 user account to Vista Beta 2...
thoughts?
 
The thoughts are: Do not upgrade a working system with a Beta! Instead, do a
clean parallel install and dual-boot! Or go with the pro's and install a
Virtual Machine.


Tony. . .
 
While what you say is true, Beta 2 is not performing well in VPC or VS yet.
What is required is revised Virtual Machine Additions. They should be
available shortly but for now Beta 2 in a vm is not very good.
 
Yea, sorry, I am not surprised - I really meant it as general advice to what
would be reasonable to subject your machine to. Of course, the specific
circumstances needs to be investigated in every case.

Thank you, Colin.


Tony. . .
 
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