-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Multiple file rename utility

Try using the rename in WinXP's context menu.  I rename 2 to 3,000 files at 
a time using it.  The new file name will look like this:  filename 
(nnnn).xxx  where filename is any legal name, nnnn is a numerical sequence 
number and xxx is the chosen extension.

You can also use IrfanView's Batch rename which is a bit more flexible with 
the new name.  There are other utilities available but these two have always 
worked fine for me.

Don



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----- Original Message ----- 
From: <dktrfaustus@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 7:56 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Multiple file rename utility



Hi, folks,

(and a belated Merry Christmas to all)

...looking for a utility which will rename large numbers of multiple
files at once. Preferably something which places itself in Windows
Explorer's context menu, like the old PC Magazine tool, MultiRen.

I've been using MultiRen for a long time, but recently found it
crashed upon attempting to rename tens of thousands of files in XP.
Something about a conflict with the DrWatson process, which results
in Explorer freezing. I don't think the software author ever intended
it to be used on post-Windows 98 machines.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions,


Faustus



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