After a bit more investigation, I have found this seems to occur as a result of installing the websitetools, alfresco demo, and wsf amp files.
After a clean install and then installing these three amps, anytime I try to rename a folder under the properties page I get a red message up top about a nonexistant node.
If I have a clean install of alfresco and wcm, I can rename folders but have seen an issue where if I create a new web project, then create a folder and immediately try to rename it, the folder turns into a "shared folder" and at that point functionality (like delete) on the folder goes away.
Anyone seen any behavior like this?
Thank You