Vista - Folder will not rename.

**blackhawk465** · 06-15-2009

I create a new folder and when I try to rename it the folder instantly goes back to New Folder. There is no error message.

**v-6muthr** · 06-15-2009

Follow the steps:

1) Check in Advance Boot Options - Safe Mode.
2) Try to run a Virus Scan in the Computer.
3) Try to create a New User Account and Check.
4) Disable/Uninstall Security Software

Update on the same, lets try to fix.

- I just give work around Not a Fix!

**Brink** · 06-15-2009

Hello Blackhawk,

Check to see if it may not just be your mouse pointer selecting something before you had a chance to rename it by making sure that the point is directly of the New Folder that you want to rename. This has happened to me a few times.

If not, then see if these doing these two tutorials below may be able to help.

Cannot Rename or Move a File or Folder in Vista Fix

and

New Folder

Hope this helps,
Shawn

**blackhawk465** · 06-15-2009

May I ask why your username is Brink? My lastname is Brinkman and just thought it to be interesting.

**Brink** · 06-15-2009

LOL, what a small world. Brink is my lastname.

**blackhawk465** · 06-15-2009

I encountered another problem which is a 1606 error. I have done a lot of googling and I came across this. It's a question from someone on another forums. He has both problems I have and they seem to be correlated with eachother.
Vista Home Basic Error 1606 %PUBLIC%\Desktop\

Quote:

Vista Home Basic Error 1606 %PUBLIC%\Desktop\

I've recently had Norton Anti-virus 2009 and when i went to get my live updates 3 of them wouldn't install.
I wasnt too worried about this because i figured i'd uninstall it and re-install it to see if it fixes the errors.
Instead of this being an easy task before it would finish updating i kept getting this error %PUBLIC%\Desktop\

i decided to get rid of Norton and use Avast because i dont have time to fool around, but now the problem has come back, and its stopping me from installing Windows Microsoft Office.
I cant run it from the disk so i opened the setup.exe folder as an admin to run it and i keep getting the Error: 1606 %PUBLIC%\Desktop\ message/
i cant find anything on it and all the forums i do find are for XP.

I'm also having trouble with my desktop because i cant rename my folders.
If i change the name it'll automatically switch back.
If i create a new folder and try to change the name it wont let me either.
It'll either switch back to New Folder or it'll say that folder name that i create doesnt exist.

Id appreciate it if anyone could help me
or if you know of any other sites with info related to my issue

**Brink** · 06-15-2009

If the tutorials above did not help, then you might uninstall Norton as a test to see if that is what is causing this for you.

**blackhawk465** · 06-15-2009

Unfortunately I do not use Norton, that was his post. I use McAfee. Suggest a reinstall of that, do you? :P

**Brink** · 06-15-2009

Well, I would try the tutorials above first to see if they may help. If not, then temporarily uninstall McAfee as a test to see if it causing it.

**blackhawk465** · 06-16-2009

I got rid of the secondary problem I had, but my first problem still is there.

I cannot rename anything. And I highly doubt it is anything relating to the file being in use. Any file no matter what, even if I just made it (like a New Folder) will not rename.

Maybe this will help... I look at the properties of the folder and it's marked as read-only. So I turn it off, but when I go back in it's back on. That seems like a problem to me.

06-15-2009	#1 (permalink)
blackhawk465 Vista Home Premium 32bit 7 posts	Folder will not rename. I create a new folder and when I try to rename it the folder instantly goes back to New Folder. There is no error message.
My System Specs

06-15-2009	#2 (permalink)
v-6muthr Vista Ultimate 32bit 9 posts	Re: Folder will not rename. Follow the steps: 1) Check in Advance Boot Options - Safe Mode. 2) Try to run a Virus Scan in the Computer. 3) Try to create a New User Account and Check. 4) Disable/Uninstall Security Software Update on the same, lets try to fix. - I just give work around Not a Fix!
My System Specs

06-15-2009	#3 (permalink)
Brink Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 26,035 posts	Re: Folder will not rename. Hello Blackhawk, Check to see if it may not just be your mouse pointer selecting something before you had a chance to rename it by making sure that the point is directly of the New Folder that you want to rename. This has happened to me a few times. If not, then see if these doing these two tutorials below may be able to help. Cannot Rename or Move a File or Folder in Vista Fix and New Folder Hope this helps, Shawn
My System Specs

06-15-2009	#4 (permalink)
blackhawk465 Vista Home Premium 32bit 7 posts	Re: Folder will not rename. May I ask why your username is Brink? My lastname is Brinkman and just thought it to be interesting.
My System Specs

06-15-2009	#5 (permalink)
Brink Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 26,035 posts	Re: Folder will not rename. LOL, what a small world. Brink is my lastname.
My System Specs

06-15-2009	#6 (permalink)
blackhawk465 Vista Home Premium 32bit 7 posts	Re: Folder will not rename. I encountered another problem which is a 1606 error. I have done a lot of googling and I came across this. It's a question from someone on another forums. He has both problems I have and they seem to be correlated with eachother. Vista Home Basic Error 1606 %PUBLIC%\Desktop\ Quote: Vista Home Basic Error 1606 %PUBLIC%\Desktop\ I've recently had Norton Anti-virus 2009 and when i went to get my live updates 3 of them wouldn't install. I wasnt too worried about this because i figured i'd uninstall it and re-install it to see if it fixes the errors. Instead of this being an easy task before it would finish updating i kept getting this error %PUBLIC%\Desktop\ i decided to get rid of Norton and use Avast because i dont have time to fool around, but now the problem has come back, and its stopping me from installing Windows Microsoft Office. I cant run it from the disk so i opened the setup.exe folder as an admin to run it and i keep getting the Error: 1606 %PUBLIC%\Desktop\ message/ i cant find anything on it and all the forums i do find are for XP. I'm also having trouble with my desktop because i cant rename my folders. If i change the name it'll automatically switch back. If i create a new folder and try to change the name it wont let me either. It'll either switch back to New Folder or it'll say that folder name that i create doesnt exist. Id appreciate it if anyone could help me or if you know of any other sites with info related to my issue
My System Specs

06-15-2009	#7 (permalink)
Brink Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 26,035 posts	Re: Folder will not rename. If the tutorials above did not help, then you might uninstall Norton as a test to see if that is what is causing this for you.
My System Specs

06-15-2009	#8 (permalink)
blackhawk465 Vista Home Premium 32bit 7 posts	Re: Folder will not rename. Unfortunately I do not use Norton, that was his post. I use McAfee. Suggest a reinstall of that, do you? :P
My System Specs

06-15-2009	#9 (permalink)
Brink Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 26,035 posts	Re: Folder will not rename. Well, I would try the tutorials above first to see if they may help. If not, then temporarily uninstall McAfee as a test to see if it causing it.
My System Specs

06-16-2009	#10 (permalink)
blackhawk465 Vista Home Premium 32bit 7 posts	Re: Folder will not rename. I got rid of the secondary problem I had, but my first problem still is there. I cannot rename anything. And I highly doubt it is anything relating to the file being in use. Any file no matter what, even if I just made it (like a New Folder) will not rename. Maybe this will help... I look at the properties of the folder and it's marked as read-only. So I turn it off, but when I go back in it's back on. That seems like a problem to me.
My System Specs

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