I'm unable to rename any file in win XP,a message appears displaying "If you change a file name extension,the file may become unusable" Plz help to fix this

In windows operating system it is very simple to rename a group of files in a folder.<br />step 1:go to the folder where the group of files are located.<br />step 2:right click on the empty space of the window.<br />step 3: select "new",then select "text document".<br />step 4: open the newly created text document by double clicking it.<br />step 5: then type in the the following command "@ren".<br />there are some more texts that should be entered after "@ren",those texts are associated with the contexts which are discussed after the next step.<br />step 6:save the file as ren.bat in the same folder.double click the file ren.bat to carry out the batch file renaming.<br />context 1: suppose u dont want to change the name of files on the folder but u want change the extension u want to change a group of files having '.exe' extension to '.zip' extension, then at step 5 enter the following commands..<br />"@ren *.exe *.zip"<br />context 2:suppose if u want to add a phrase as a preflix or as a suffix to a group of file, say u want to add the word "sony" as a prefix to a group of photos of extension in a folder then at step 5 enter the text as<br /> "@ren *.jpg sony*.jpg"<br />if u want it as suffix,then write<br />"@ren *.jpg *sony.jpg"<br />then follow remaining steps

Hi,if you have Microsoft 2003 office(ie .doc,.xls, etc)installed on your PC
no need to break any sweat because you can open documents sent
to you that was saved in Microsoft 2007 format(ie .docx,.xlsx etc).
N/B:the .doc and .docx is the file extension.
Here is what you need to do when you have such issues ie .docx etc(document in office 2007)
and you need to open it:
Step for WINDOWS XP USERS:
You have a file.E.g Boss and you are using Microsoft office 2003,here is what what you need to do:
i) Open My Documents folder
ii) Then go to Tools menu
iii) Folder Options=>a Folder option box pops out
iv) Here you click on the View tab =>go to the advance Settings section=>count nine check boxes down from the top and on the tenth you have "HIDE EXTENSIONS FOR KNOWN FILE TYPES"
v) Uncheck this box and click OK
vi) Now go to the file which will have something like these now E.g Boss.docx
vii) Right-click on the file select rename=> delete the "X" in Boss.doc(x) only and press enter
viii) A message box titled Rename will appear saying "IF YOU CHANGE A FILE NAME EXTENSION,THE FILE MAY BECOME UNUSABLE. Are You Sure You Want To Change It"
ix) Click yes
x) You now have something like this e.g Boss.doc and you can open your file to view its content that could not be done before.




Step for VISTA/7 USERS:
You have a file.E.g Boss and you are using Microsoft office 2003,here is what what you need to do:
i) Open Documents folder
ii) Then go to ORGANIZE directly under file,edit & view menu or beside VIEWS tab.
iii) Select Folder and Search Options=>a Folder option box pops out
iv) Here you click on the View tab =>go to the advance Settings section=>count eight check boxes down, from the top and on the ninth you have "HIDE EXTENSIONS FOR KNOWN FILE TYPES"
v) Uncheck this box and click OK
vi) Now go to the file which will have something like these now E.g Boss.docx
vii) Right-click on the file select Rename=> delete the "X" in Boss.doc(x) only and press enter
viii) A message box titled Rename will appear saying "IF YOU CHANGE A FILE NAME EXTENSION,THE FILE MAY BECOME UNUSABLE. Are You Sure You Want To Change It"
ix) Click yes
x) You now have something like this e.g Boss.doc and you can open your file to view its content that could not be done before.