Joomla Numbers in URL

This is the first time for me to use Joomla. I enabled the search engine friendly URL's but Joomla adds annoying numbers like:

http://www.somesite.com/the-news/1-welcome-to-joomla.html

Is there a way to disable those numbers being placed infront of categories, sections and posts?

 

I think I researched this problem before and joomla has said that those numbers have to stay in the urls and that they would try to fix it in a later update

 

You can get rid of the numbers using artio joomsef. See the FBI site in my sig, no numbers at all.

 

I agree, use artio joomsef.

 

you can use sh404sef component for joomla.
it works for both joomla 1.0 and 1.5