September 20, 200421 yr Hi,I ran into some weird bug on Windows 2003 that is very easy to reproduce.* Leave default security settings for some folder. That should mean "Everyone" gets the full rights to this folder, with a few exceptions, and no other user is listed except "Everyone".* Create a new folder in this folder from within explorer (context menu / New / Folder).* Do not give it a name. Leave the default name ("New Folder") and hit enter or click anywhere. You now have a "New Folder" folder.* Now try renaming it, any way you want (from within Explorer, or even from a command prompt using "rename").* It won't work. You can't rename it.I could reproduce this bug on 3 different Windows 2003 boxes with the latest security hot fixes.Note that if you give the new folder a name right away, it works. And you can later rename it again. But if you leave the default name the first time you create it, you're screwed. I wonder if that happens for everyone else and if so, is it a bug or what could be the rationale behind it (I can't figure out any, since you can do anything with this folder, even delete it, but just not rename it...).
September 21, 200421 yr Author That is a feature... try it as Administrator...A feature? Are you kidding? And FYI, that does it when logged as Administrator...Just try it! You won't believe it!
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