File Manager Problem Renaming a File with No New Filename

 Last reviewed: November 23, 1994
Article ID: Q69566
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.0, 3.0a

SUMMARY

If you leave out a new name when renaming a file from Microsoft Windows version 3.0 File Manager, the renamed file has the same name as the directory it is renamed from. For example, if you rename README.TXT without a new name within the Windows directory, the file's new name is WINDOWS, with no extension.

NOTE: This problem does not occur in later versions of Windows.

KBCategory: kbtool
KBSubcategory: win30
Additional reference words: 3.00 3.0 3.0a 3.00a win30

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Last reviewed: November 23, 1994
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