Renaming images in File Panel? (DW-CS4)

I'm looking to rename some images in the Dreamweaver CS4 file panel (on MAC OSX if this matters?) but I am running into some problems with image links not updating. The images are in subfolders ie. "images" / "products" / "image-name.jpg" (again not sure if this matters). I am able to rename the image fine it's just the link on the html page itself that does not get updated.
What am i missing here?

Thanks pziecina for clarifying... very grateful.
This leads me to another question that you may or may not be able to help with as this does not have anything to do with Dreamweaver.
It's regarding proper "naming conventions" for the web...
The only reason i am in need of changing my image names is that I recently heard that it is bad practice to begin a file name with a # / ie: "01-101.jpg". Do you know if this is indeed bad practice and why? Most / all my images are names based on product SKU numbers and they seem to work fine. If there is no good reason / it would save me allot of work to avoid changing these.
Much thanks!http://forums.adobe.com/people/pziecina

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> sorry in advance for what probably is a dumb question
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Read Harm on drive setup http://forums.adobe.com/thread/662972?tstart=0
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