Vista - IMPORTANT FLAW: accidentally deleting folders

This is a quite important flaw:

When renaming a folder (f.e. after pressing F2 to rename), the keyboard
Delete key does not delete a character in the filename but erases the whole
file!!

This is not the case when renaming files instead of folders.

When renaming, the whole filename is highlighted so that one can simply type
in the new name.

I think this is an improvement!

No, it's not that. During renaming press the Delete key. On my system this
will delete the file instead of deleting just a character. That's a bug.
I use a Logitech keyboard.


"BurrWalnut" <BurrWalnut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> When renaming, the whole filename is highlighted so that one can simply
> type
> in the new name.
>
> I think this is an improvement!

Can't reproduce that here. The folder renames as normal. Build 5744 RC2.

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"Alexander" <yekzelf@xs4all.nl> wrote in message
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> This is a quite important flaw:
>
> When renaming a folder (f.e. after pressing F2 to rename), the keyboard
> Delete key does not delete a character in the filename but erases the
> whole file!!
>
> This is not the case when renaming files instead of folders.

For me, the behaviour with folders and files is identical.

"Jane C" <jellybean@nospam.xjgarage.org> wrote in message
news:FB0B097A-2BF0-4CD8-937B-0D76F905FE83@microsoft.com...
> Can't reproduce that here. The folder renames as normal. Build 5744 RC2.
>
> --
> Jane, not plain 64 bit enabled
> Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation :-)
> "Alexander" <yekzelf@xs4all.nl> wrote in message
> news:9E61D880-B7CA-402C-B5AD-DB34A05E4A2C@microsoft.com...
>> This is a quite important flaw:
>>
>> When renaming a folder (f.e. after pressing F2 to rename), the keyboard
>> Delete key does not delete a character in the filename but erases the
>> whole file!!
>>
>> This is not the case when renaming files instead of folders.
>