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I need to rename a set of files on a windows box... the current format is: file name [2009].ext and I need to replace it with: file name (2009).ext so a fairly simple change... In *nix I can just create a bash script with a little loop to do it for me, but I don't know how to do this in...

Hi I have messed up badly. I was closing screens on Word, and seem to have closed the wrong document, saying no to saving. Had I realised what I was closing - I may well have said yes! It looks like I have lost a days work so far - is there an Autosave location or anything similar which...

Love IPOD Touch:thumb: Hate Itunes:doh: How do I get an .mov file onto my IPOD Touch? I just cannot seem to find the no doubt simple (or indeed the very difficult) way to to this without shelling out on some peice of convertor software. Its gotta be easy??? I took me an hour to set the...

Yes Saab have finally filed for the Swedish equivalent of going into Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the US after the Swedish government rejected GM's call for aid. What a pity such a company with a track record in innovative engineering particularly in the field of safety have gone to the wall due...

HELP!!! My hard drive (slave) packed in and has lost all the data on it (pictures of my son since he was a baby). Apparently the data was corrupt and windows was unable to read the partition. The only option left was to format the disk. I am now trying to recover the files and had...

Hello all, I am in the process of reloading XP on my PC. I have 2 HHD, one for the OS and the programs, one for my files. I have loaded XP on the OS drive, with the other one disconnected. Now, when I connect the 2nd drive the PC does not boot and I get "NTLDR is missing". Having done a...

I'm moving some "documents" from desktop to laptop via network. To suit my needs on the laptop, I've opened the files on the laptop, using the same image editing program that the files were created in on the desktop. The program is Micrografx Photo Magic (it came with my scanner years ago)...

My C class has an Apline headunit, that will play WMA and MP3. It does not have an AUX input. Other than burn to CDr (as an audio CD), what are my options - I would prefer to convert my purchased ITunes music into MP3, for cross platform compatability...... Suggestions ?

Hi all, Could anyone recomend a programe (either cheapish or even better "freeware") that would suffice to allow the following; Backup of accounts, excel and word quotes, CAD drawings and photo's from my office pc (Vista), and.... Backup of my wifes uni files. photo's etc from her study pc...

I had a MS Word doc on my desktop, which I opened, immediately closed and deleted. But now I've got a ghosted file on the desktop which I can't open, or delete. How do I get rid of it? Where the original file was (for example) Document.doc, the ghosted file is ~$cument.rtf Thx PJ

Hi, The GF's been sent a file that she can't open. It's an lwp. document - lotus word pad ??? Any advice on how we can change it to open in MS Word (2003)? Any help appreciated. Jay.

http://solidworks.cad.de/cgi-bin/topdl/download.pl?file=unfrag.zip when you save something in any Windows app it saves a load of old tripe that just makes everything bigger and slower, this clever little bugger gets rid of all that, just tried it here with a solidworks directory, 8.8gb of...

I have 1700 songs in Windows Media player and over time I have converted then to wmas and added details on the tags. All the files play fine in Windows Media player. I desided to copy all of the files on to my archos and replaced the older files with the newer files. Now most of my music wont...

My Outlook has been playing up recently, preventing me from attaching a file to an e-mail. It says "could not open one or more attachement. I can try 10 times and it won't work, but for some reason it works at the 11th...:devil: Does anyone has any suggestion ??

Hi, I have a promotional video clip that someone has made for me, the file is in 2 formats mpg (237mb & AVI 388mb). I need to upload it to youtube but there is a limit of 100mb per file. Are there any programs (free) that can reduce its size without losing to much quality? I have...

Title says it all really. I've been sent a .wps document created in MS Works 7.0. I have Office XP (Word 2002). I've downloaded all the converters etc. I can find, and can now open Works 2000, Works 4.0 and Works 6.0 ... but not Works 7.0 :( Any bright ideas (other than going back to the...

hi all, wonder if you might be able to help. I have an mp4 player which requires me to convert all files to .avi with a file size of under 720 x 480. the company ( nhj ltd) supply you with dr divx to do this but the trial for it has expired :crazy: Is there anything I have on my computor or can...

An exe file called nipedbnaco.exe keeps trying to go on line and my firewall is blocking it. Norton antivirus doesnt pick it up and neither does adaware6....................what is it and what should I do. BTW when you delete it is reappears :(

can anyone tell me which music file types (eg: WAV, WMV etc) audio 10 can play? Thanks

Got a great fun clip - how do I get it on to the site? I use an iMac so perhaps that's why I can't.