Hi I have windows xp sp3 and recently when iam to rename a file or folder is to show that "If you rename this file .This will be unusable" so, how do I change it?

How can I change it please help me...
Visit this link for the dialog that I saw when I am trying to rename the file

Looks like you are trying to remove the extension. Probably because you do not know its there - by default, Windows HIDES extensions knows it.

Use Control Panel-folder Options (or select it from the Tools drop-down in Windows Explorer). Click the view tab and uncheck "Hide extensions for known file types", and then click OK.

The name of your file will now show you its extension, i.e. the bit after the point. The extension defines what program will try to open the default file. If you change the extension so it can not open by double click.

When you rename, do not change the bit after the point, unless you know it's the right thing to do.

Tricky

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