On Monday, August 13, 2001 at 10:53 am, Murray wrote:
>Downloaded an mp3 file which got stored as filename.mp3.tmp. It is a complete working
>file, but I am unable to rename it to filename.mp3 using either the rename command
>or using the right click. After typing in the new name and enter, it comes back with
>the same name. How do I get around this. I tried dos prompt, but the filename is
>too long and it doesn't find it. First, try this. When you right-click it, make sure the read only attribute isn't checked. Or, boot from a floppy and go to the directory where the file is. Better yet, just copy is to c:\ so you can find it easy. The names in MS-DOS are like this. If you have a file called, smooth criminal.mp3, in dos it will be smooth~1.mp3. If you had a file called somewhere over the rainbow.mp3, it would be somewh~1.mp3. If there is a space, like The piano man.mp3, it will be thepia~1.mp3. Basically, it's the first six letters, excluding spaces, and then ~1. If you have more than one file which both have the first six letters the same, it gets a bit tricky. One will be ~1, the ~2, ~3, etc. When you find the dos name for the file, to be safe, type: attrib -r -h -s . Then, rename it to something short like song.mp3. ren song.mp3. Restart Windows, and rename it whatever you want. Another easy way to find it in Dos. Make a new folder in C:\ called song. Copy the file there. Boot into Dos with a floppy. Then, type cd song. c:\song is what you'll see. Now, type dir. Because that's the only file in that directory, you won't even need to know the name. Good luck. :)

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