Hi guys

I recently re-booted my computer back to a clean windows XP, and re-installed the programmes i had on it before. But if i download pics from my digi cam to the computer, right click the file then rename, it says 'image may become unstable after doing this', so I click ok, and i then cannot open the image. I have noticed though that if i put .jpg at the end of the new file name then it works ok. Its not too much of a problem, but if I am doing a lot of images at once, then i can't highlight them all at once and do it, i have to do them all individually!!

Anyone know what could be wrong?

Thank in advance

Rich

 

cant you make the files on the camera JPEGS before you download them to your pc? ive got an old Kodak 3MP digi cam and when i take pics with that and download them to my pc there already JEPGS to start with, so im not sure what format your camera saves the pictures as

 

well it does say JPEG image if i go into the properties of the pictures, then even if i set the default program to open the pics as the windows picture viewer, it still does it when i rename the pics!!

rich

 

SOund to me like you have file extentions turned on

Open a folder, pictures for example (any folder will do) and go to TOOLS at the top of the window. Select FOLDER OPTIONS and then the VIEW tab. Scroll down and you will find and entry for "HIDE EXTENTIONS FOR KNOWN FILETYPES" - make sure this is ticked (I am guessing it won't be ticked) and click ok.

Now you should be able to rename a picture file without having to enter the file extension.

 

ah thats it!!! That brilliant mate, cheers for your help

 

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