Please Help!

[tj11]

You guys seem to know pretty much everything about computers, so I thought I'd ask for your expert assistance.

I have a bit of a dilemma. I'm guessing it's gonna be some complex answer involving command prompts or something.

But anyway, let's say I have a folder containing 500 jpg images, named in sequencial order. For example; img_001, img_002, and so on, all the way up to img_500. What I would like to do is add a letter (the same letter) to the beginning of each image file within that folder, such as a capital 'Z'.

The problem is this - how do I do that without having to "re-name" each and every file individually?

Please try not to get too technical, I'm still a bit of a PC noob.

I'm using a very basic Toshiba laptop with Windows Vista.

Your suggestions would be much appreciated.

[OverTheBelow]

Using a batch rename program.

 

Download BetterFileRename and you should be able to figure it out once you get the feel of the program.

[Wolf68k]

I like Rename Master http://www.joejoesoft.com/cms/showpage.php?cid=108

It feels more like using Windows Explorer

Plus it's free and no installer needed, just unzip and go (yes there is a setup.exe in the zip file but you don't really need it)

 

I still use a really older version, 2.76, because I like it better than the newer ones and it still works on Win7

[Slamman]

Perhaps a free tool like XnView for image management, and you can use Hotkeys to speed up renaming, like Right Key (mouse also associated on the keyboard with a notepad symbol) once you select the image, you right click, press CTRL M and it's auto highlighted for a new name input, it can be faster if you are needing to select files names.

You can also get a Live Windows suite of tools offered with no cost to you, but you'd best have Broadband and required space on your drive

[tj11]

Thanks guys! I'll try your suggestions out and see what happens. I'll let you guys know how it turns out. It's been a huge issue for me, so resolving this would be awesome. I appreciate the help, guys.

Edited November 6, 2011 by tj11

[tj11]

I like Rename Master http://www.joejoesoft.com/cms/showpage.php?cid=108

It feels more like using Windows Explorer

Plus it's free and no installer needed, just unzip and go (yes there is a setup.exe in the zip file but you don't really need it)

 

I still use a really older version, 2.76, because I like it better than the newer ones and it still works on Win7

Thanks to all who posted. I chose Rename Master because it was free. It took a little while to figure out, but it's actually a very simple thing to use, not to mention versitile. Thanks a lot, Wolf, you really have no idea how much that helped. You're a legend!