>Thanks, Bonnie. Will try that at home...

You're welcome. =)

This feature/setting has been in Windows Explorer since at least Windows 98 (maybe even Win95, but I don't happen to have a computer running with Win95 on it anymore to verify that).

~~Bonnie



>
>>In Windows Explorer, click Tools, then Folder Options.
>>Then click the View tab.
>>Uncheck the "hide extensions for known file types"
>>
>>~~Bonnie
>>
>>
>>>Hi everybody,
>>>
>>>On my home Windows XP I don't see file extension for a known type. How can I display the extension, so I can easily rename the file, since gmail doesn't allow zip or mdb files to be sent.
>>>
>>>Thanks a lot in advance.