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Tom
Can someone tell me how I can change the Windows directory name from all
caps to initial capped?
TIA!
caps to initial capped?
TIA!
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Tim Slattery
Tom said:Can someone tell me how I can change the Windows directory name from all
caps to initial capped?
Right-click and choose "Rename".
T
Tom
Tim,
Rename is not available on the right-click menu. Is there a setting I need
to change?
Thanks
Tom
Rename is not available on the right-click menu. Is there a setting I need
to change?
Thanks
Tom
J
Jerry
Windows will NOT let you rename the WINDOWS folder - I just tried.
There was no rt-click rename option nor did hitting F2 in Explorer with the
folder highlighted work.
There was no rt-click rename option nor did hitting F2 in Explorer with the
folder highlighted work.
E
Earl Addams
Can someone tell me how I can change the Windows directory name from all
caps to initial capped?
Right click, Properties, General tab, type what you want in the box
near the top.
T
Tom
The entry is grayed out.
Is there a setting that needs changing?
Is there a setting that needs changing?
V
V Green
Stop trying.
In a computer-literal sense,
WINDOWS does not equal Windows.
That's why you can't change it. If you could,
which the system wisely will NOT allow you to do,
all your programs that search for necessary bits of themselves
in the WINDOWS directory will fail (assuming of course,
that you could even get to the desktop which doesn't
seem likely for the same reason).
If you really want to do this, you can reinstall, during
Setup you can name the system directory anything you wish.
In a computer-literal sense,
WINDOWS does not equal Windows.
That's why you can't change it. If you could,
which the system wisely will NOT allow you to do,
all your programs that search for necessary bits of themselves
in the WINDOWS directory will fail (assuming of course,
that you could even get to the desktop which doesn't
seem likely for the same reason).
If you really want to do this, you can reinstall, during
Setup you can name the system directory anything you wish.
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Earl Addams
The entry is grayed out.
Is there a setting that needs changing?
Ahhh, "V Green" provided the correct answer.
I did an Uncle Grumpy.
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Tim Slattery
Rename is not available on the right-click menu. Is there a setting I need
to change?
Oh, you're talking about THE Windows directory, not A windows
directory.
The OS won't let you rename that directory, and for good reason.
Giving it a different name would bring your computer to a screeching
halt.
But you only want to change the case of the name, and that *should* be
harmless. No Windows OS or file system is case sensitive, so "Windows"
would be the same as "WINDOWS" as far as finding files. Hmm..maybe you
could boot from your Windows CD to do this. Or maybe it would be more
time and trouble than it's worth......
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This has to be done using the recovery console executing the ren command with
the new name "Windows" in quotes.
Mo
the new name "Windows" in quotes.
Mo
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