Can't rename files/folders after changing extension of a file

This has gone on for a while and is quite the pain.
So I need to change the extension of a file. I change it, it asks me do I really want to do this, and I do. Sometimes immediately, and sometimes in a while, I lose the ability to rename a file/folder - I highlight it but can't type anything. Only a restart cures it, until the next round. Really annoying.
I've seen this syndrome posted here and there, but no real solutions. Any ideas welcome, I'm using 10.4.11 btw.
Thanks

Very Important, how much Free Space is on your Hard Drive first of all? Click on the Macintosh HD on the Desktop, then do a Get Info on it.
First, Safe Boot , (holding Shift key down at bootup), use Disk Utility from there to Repair Permissions, test if things work OK in Safe Mode.
Then move these files to the Desktop...
/Users/YourUserName/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist
/Users/YourUserName/Library/Preferences/com.apple.systempreferences.plist
/Users/YourUserName/Library/Preferences/com.apple.desktop.plist
/Users/YourUserName/Library/Preferences/com.apple.recentitems.plist
Reboot & test.

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