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RE: Can't remame photo files on my camera phone


Have checked files already stored on my pc and the same happens if I try and

rename anything eg Word docs so it's not specific to photos I now realise.

Any ideas?


"Lapwing" wrote:


> I wanted to download some photos I took this morning onto my pc from my 

> camera phone. I usually put the phonecard into the slot in my pc, choose what 

> pics i want, rename them and either move or, if I want to keep them on the 

> phone, copy them onto my computer. When I just tried to do it, I got an error 

> message saying if I change a file extention name it may not work properly. 

> I copied one and tried renaming it just to see what happens and I instead of 

> it showing as a jpeg icon that will open with Windows fax and picture viewer, 

> I get a funny icon that just says "file" when I look at properties. I can 

> open it but I have to manually select the prog. to open it with ( picture 

> viewer) and there is no way I can find of setting the programme I want it to 

> open with as default.

> What I can't udnerstand is why I'm suddenly getting a message about file 

> extentions, why it won't let me remane as normal and what on earth I can do 

> about it to get back to being able to rename as usual and save photos with a 

> new name on both card and pc. I'm left with a situation where I can save and 

> copy my pictures as usual from the phonecard but I can't rename them without 

> them becomming converted into something else that involves manually selecting 

> the programme to open it with for each individual photo. 

> Can someone help?

> Thanks.


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