134399 - How to Increase Conventional Memory for MS-D I have almost 3000 IE shortcuts listed in the above format. I sorted them with File Sieve and all those beginning with a number, were, of course, filtered into the # folder. The number isn't very descriptive when trying to find an answer to a particular problem. Editing each one individually would take the rest of my life so I'm looking for a toy to do the job. Removing the first seven characters from each would be a good start but how do I do that ? If John comes in with "load Linux and use Perl" the Ivy in Ivy League will be poison ivy <g>. Thnx ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Age is not a particularly interesting subject. Anyone can get old. All you have to do is live long enough .Groucho Marx (1890 - 1977)