Renaming a JPEG

Bruce Wutzke · Post by **Bruce Wutzke** » 31 Aug 2005 5:25 am

I used to be able to rename a .jpg to "guitar"
or whatever....no file extension was necessary.
I changed hard drives and now unless it has a .jpg extension, it renders the picture useless.
Is there a switch or something so I can name a picture without having to have the extension?

Will Holtz · Post by **Will Holtz** » 31 Aug 2005 8:09 am

I'm going to assume this is for Windows XP. Open "My computer" and then double click on the drive that has been giving you this problem. A window with the contents of the drive should open. On that window's menu select Tools -> Folder Options... Select the View tab and check the option "Hide extensions for known file types". Then click the "Apply to All Folders" button and hit OK.

b0b · Post by **b0b** » 31 Aug 2005 8:45 am

The extension has to be there in Windows, though you can hide it in Windows Explorer.

Bruce Wutzke · Post by **Bruce Wutzke** » 31 Aug 2005 12:54 pm

That did it....thanks guys!