Very Nasty Vista Bug

Do not try this on any files you want to keep.

In Vista, select a group of files you want to rename.
Press F2 (Rename), and type a new name. The files are all renamed using that name, but each file after the first has a number added a la (1), (2), etc.
Click EditðUndo Rename. The file are restored to their original names. So far, so good.
Click EditðRedo Rename. All but one of the files disappear – they are permanently and irrevocably gone. History. Poof. All she wrote.

This is exceedingly nasty.

Note: If you don’t have but want the menu bar in Vista’s Windows Explorer click OrganizeðLayoutðMenu Bar.

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