Windows 7 - Selecting Filename Segment When Renaming BUG

I rename a lot of files for organized archival of vast amounts of files. I am an audio engineer.

When I am renaming a file in Windows Explorer and use the mouse to select a part of the current file name, Windows frequently will force a selection of the entire current file name rather than the part of the name I am trying to select.

When this occurs, I have to deselect the entire filename and try to select the segment of the filename I am trying to copy once again. Worse yet - it is not a consistent behavior, but when it does occur it typically takes 3 attempts before it will actually let you select the segment you are after without selecting the rest of the name on you once again.

Even worse still, is that a similar behavior emerges when trying to select a part of a file that you want to either delete, or replace with text that is currently in the clipboard. You select the segment you mean to replace, and (6 times out of 10 I'd average) the entire filename selects itself at the very instant you hit delete (or paste). This deletes the entire filename, rather than the portion you intended (or replaces it with your clipboard content, depending on if you hit delete or CTRL-V).

This never happened in Windows XP and I find it is the single most annoying "feature" in Windows 7. It is a tremendous burden for the archiving I do. Intensely inconvenient.

I'm not 100% sure how to categorize this bug, nor how to best seek a solution to it. Has anyone else been aggravated by this and found a solution?

Thanks

i'm having the same problem. any resolution? installing 3rd party software on my work machine is out of the question. this is a simple bug - fix it, microsoft!

I'm having the same problem and it is annoying. It is not 3rd party software and it is not user error, as I am not a noob. Does anyone have any constructive ideas to offer? It seems like Microsoft is trying to be a nanny to help people select everything but the extension and it is not useful at all. Seems like there should be a way to simply disable it!

Hi, I am new to the forum. My company has just updated our computers and we've gone from Windows XP to 7. I'm having the exact same problem and am very frustrated. If I try to change a file name from, say, 2012-06-07 to 2012-07-07, I highlight the file, press F2, and the entire name is selected. I press the left cursor key until I get to 06. In XP, I would simply back over the part I want to delete and type in the part I want to substitute. However, in 7, at this point the entire file name re-selects itself and I have to try again. It happens over and over. If I go ahead and back over the "6" so I can type a "7", it may erase the entire file name, or substitute "7" for the whole thing.

The above example shows a simpler name than I usually deal with, just for clarity. It is undesireable to lose the entire name, when just a part of it needs to be changed. As an operations manager, this is a function I need several times a day. Also, the problem is intermittent.

Dragonamor, did you ever find a solution to this?

I have the same issue, since my employer upgraded me to Win 7. And, as someone else stated, it usually happens 3x before I can begin to actually edit the filename. If anyone knows an actual fix for this, please let us know...

Thank you.