changing file names

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every time i try to change the name of a file, a box comes up warning me that
i cannot change the name of a "system file" because window needs it to run
properly. well, the file "documents and settings" has the name i gave it to
start with, so why can't i change it. does someone know of a way to do it?

 

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Documents and Settings is installed with Windows. It is not a user created
folder.
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What's another word for synonym?

"coleman" <coleman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5AF6F2A4-4F28-40B5-822A-7B6887981B78@microsoft.com...
> every time i try to change the name of a file, a box comes up warning me
> that
> i cannot change the name of a "system file" because window needs it to
> run
> properly. well, the file "documents and settings" has the name i gave it
> to
> start with, so why can't i change it. does someone know of a way to do
> it?

 

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Hi

How did you manage to rename the Documents and Settings folder? If you did
manage to rename it, your system may not respond properly.

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"coleman" <coleman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5AF6F2A4-4F28-40B5-822A-7B6887981B78@microsoft.com...
> every time i try to change the name of a file, a box comes up warning me
> that
> i cannot change the name of a "system file" because window needs it to
> run
> properly. well, the file "documents and settings" has the name i gave it
> to
> start with, so why can't i change it. does someone know of a way to do
> it?

 

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Are you talking about a file or a folder?
Where is it located? Are you sure that it is not the one that Windows
creates upon installation?
Did you happen to create another folder or a file named "Documents and
Settings"?

"coleman" <coleman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5AF6F2A4-4F28-40B5-822A-7B6887981B78@microsoft.com...
> every time i try to change the name of a file, a box comes up warning me
> that
> i cannot change the name of a "system file" because window needs it to
> run
> properly. well, the file "documents and settings" has the name i gave it
> to
> start with, so why can't i change it. does someone know of a way to do
> it?