How to Rename a Series of Files in Win XP

When you download photos from your digital camera, they often have unrecognizable names. You can rename several similar files at once with the following procedure. This also works for renaming other types of files.

1.Open the My Pictures folder. (Click Start, and then click My Pictures.) Or open another folder containing files that you want to rename.
2.Select the files you want to rename. If the files you want are not adjacent in the file list, press and hold CTRL, and then click each item to select it.
3.On the File menu, click Rename.
4.Type the new name, and then press ENTER.


All of the files in the series will be named in sequence using the new name you type. For example, if you type Birthday, the first will be named Birthday and subsequent files in the series will be named Birthday (1), Birthday (2), and so on. To specify the starting number for the series, type the starting number in parentheses after the new file name. The files in the series will be numbered in sequence starting with the number you type. For example, if you type Birthday (10), the other files will be named Birthday (11), Birthday (12), and so on.

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SU and ROOT - The difference

There have been questions , what is the difference between su and root . . well, the difference is minimal but still very important.

As you login as root right from booting the system, all the privileges are set to root, what makes your system more vulnerable to your own mistakes and those wishing to enter your system.
As you login as normal user, the privileges are limited, thus its safer. To be able to do administrative tasks you can temporally login as root using su in a console/terminal, that way the root privileges are limited to the actions you do in the console ( and the applications you start from the console ). So the rest of the system is still in normal user mode, and this makes it safer.
We do use the same password for su and root, but once you are logged in as normal user, typing root in console/terminal will only give you bash: root: command not found.

Turning Off System Beeps

Although this tip is not recommended very much as having the warning beep etc can help you find out when problems happen, some people do get annoyed by it - We have a simple registry editing way of turning them off.

* Load Regedit.
* Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Sound
* On the left hand side of the screen find Beep on the list.
* Right click on it and select Modify
* Change the value equal to no
* Reboot your computer
* The beeps will then vanish - if you wish them to return change the equal value back to yes.

Disabling The Windows XP Boot Logo

Incase you didn't already know, It is possible to disable the Windows XP boot-up splash screen, although this only speeds up the boot process very slightly so there isn't a real need to use this tweak.

1. Edit boot.ini
2. Add " /noguiboot" right after "/fastdetect".

Once you reboot, the splash screen will be gone. It can be re-enabled by removing the new switch.

Reading and Understanding The Events Log

For those of you that don't know. The event viewer in Windows XP maintains logs
about program, security, and system events on your computer.
You can use Event Viewer to view and manage the event logs, gather information
about hardware and software problems, and monitor Windows security events.

* To open Event Viewer, click Start, click Control Panel, double-click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Event Viewer.
* For information about using Event Viewer, in Event Viewer, on the Action menu, click Help.