Resizing Explorer Window While Renaming a File Hangs Computer

 Last reviewed: August 30, 1996
Article ID: Q132618
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows 95

SYMPTOMS

When you rename a file with a registered extension (for example, a .txt file) in Windows Explorer or in My Computer, and then you attempt to resize the Windows Explorer or My Computer window, you receive the following message: 

   If you change a filename extension, the file may become unusable.

   Are you sure you want to change it?
When you attempt to click the Yes or No button to clear the Rename dialog box, the dialog box does not clear. The dialog box and the Windows Explorer or My Computer window have stopped responding.

RESOLUTION

Although the Rename dialog box does not respond to mouse clicks, it does respond to keystrokes. Therefore, you can clear the Rename dialog box and return to the Windows Explorer or My Computer window by pressing the Y key (for the Yes button) or the N key (for the No button).

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows 95. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

KBCategory: kbui kbtool
KBSubcategory: posfest win95
Additional reference words: 95

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Last reviewed: August 30, 1996
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