FromTheRafters wrote:

> >> Yes, that is why my calc.exe appeared to be calc.mp3 on my
> >> desktop. The> OS wasn't fooled into thinking it was an mp3
> >
> > Of course not because you didn't change the extension.
> >
> > The properties shown should have been for the exe, no?
>
> No, it displayed calc.mp3 but described it correctly as an
> application.
>
> Applying the 'do not hide stuff' has the name in the dialog box as
> calc.mp3.exe like it should.

So you can't really change the extension from .exe to .jpg under XP
then?

If not, then this whole idea of file-extensions and how they're handled
under user control is moot.