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Old November 28th 17, 09:51 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.windows7.general
Char Jackson
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On Mon, 27 Nov 2017 07:38:29 -0800, "David E. Ross"
wrote:

On 11/26/2017 7:02 PM, Char Jackson wrote:
On Sun, 26 Nov 2017 15:05:01 -0800, "David E. Ross"
wrote:

On 11/26/2017 9:39 AM, Ralph Fox wrote:
On Sun, 26 Nov 2017 08:02:23 -0800, David E. Ross wrote:

Has anyone been able to change that default in Windows 7 so that Rename
includes the extension when hightlighting the file name? More often
than not, that is what I want because I often want to copy the complete
file name for use in text, in a search, or other such purpose without
actually changing the name.


To copy the complete file name, include the "press Ctrl+A" below.

Right-click Rename press Ctrl+A press Ctrl+C

No. While in Rename, Ctrl-A has no effect.


Strange. For me, it works as expected in 7, 8.1, and 10.


Aha! It works for files in folders but not for files on my desktop.


I had to put a file on my otherwise clean desktop to see for myself, but
you're right, on Win 7 anyway. I didn't try the others but I assume they
all work the same. Good catch.

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Char Jackson
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