renaming file extensions

[Guest]

how do i rename file extensions in windows xp. i never had the least problem with windows 98 performing this task. it seems to be impossible in windows xp

example: change file "abc.zip" to "abc.xyz

my office has software in place on server that won't allow zip files to be received. when i work at home, i cannot send zip files back to myself via e-mail to continue work the next day. this is a pain

 

[Dr. Phil]

talk to your supervisor regarding this....something doesn't sound quite
legit here....

 

[D.Currie]

how do i rename file extensions in windows xp. i never had the least

problem with windows 98 performing this task. it seems to be impossible in
windows xp.

example: change file "abc.zip" to "abc.xyz"

my office has software in place on server that won't allow zip files to be

received. when i work at home, i cannot send zip files back to myself via
e-mail to continue work the next day. this is a pain

You rename them in XP the same way you did in any other version of Windows.
Make sure that you're set to view all file extensions; that might be part of
the problem. By default, known extensions are hidden.

 

[Sharon F]

how do i rename file extensions in windows xp. i never had the least
problem with windows 98 performing this task. it seems to be impossible
in windows xp.

example: change file "abc.zip" to "abc.xyz"

my office has software in place on server that won't allow zip files to
be received. when i work at home, i cannot send zip files back to
myself via e-mail to continue work the next day. this is a pain

Either change your settings to show file extensions (do this in Folder
Options) or rename using quotes. "abc.xyz" with quotes will end up as
abc.xyz instead of abc.xyz.zip

 

[Pop Rivet]

I think, if I recall, that the following from the Comman Prompt will also
work for multiple extension renames, right? Don't wanna test it - too sick
to fix it if I'm wrong :-]

ren *.zip *.xyz

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