File Properties - Attributes

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion (More info?)

"Star" <star@oceans.com> wrote in message
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> Hello,
> I need to change file attributes for more files than I can count!! All
the
> files have the *Read Only* attribute checked in file properties. I hope
> someone can help me w/this!! Yesterday, I did over 200 files
individually,
> redundant nightmare!! I have 50 files per folder and I would like to
> change/uncheck the Read Only attribute for all the files in a folder *at
one
> time, NOT individually*. I hope there is an answer for me to accomplish
> this task, because I'm really depressed about this!!
>
Click on Edit and choose "Select All"

Right-click on the highlighted list of file names
and choose "Properties"

Remove the Check Mark in the "Read-only" box

Click "Apply"

Mission accomplished.

OR

At any C: prompt, type attrib -r C:\FolderName\*.* /s

That will change all files within that folder/subfolder
but not the folders themselves.

You'll receive a message that hidden files are not being reset.
If you want them to be reset also, add -h to the command.

> I restored these files/copied to my puter from cd's, I burned them using
> Nero and now the files have Read Only attributes.

It's normal for the Read-only attribute to be set ON when you copy to a CD.
After all, a CD is a read-only medium.

Unfortunately, the Nero programmers haven't figured out
that a backup CDR will NOT normally contain
files which we the people wish to be treated as read-only,
specifically when they need to be restored to a hard drive .
>
> One more question, using Nero burning s/w, can the user stop Nero from
> changing the file attributes to Read Only??

Zip them.

> This is a real sorry burning lesson!!

Live and learn.
>
> Thank you,
> Star

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion (More info?)

Hugh Candlin wrote:

> "Star" <star@oceans.com> wrote:
>
>>Hello,
>>I need to change file attributes for more files than I can count!! All
> the
>>files have the *Read Only* attribute checked in file properties. I hope
>>someone can help me w/this!! Yesterday, I did over 200 files
> individually,
>>redundant nightmare!! I have 50 files per folder and I would like to
>>change/uncheck the Read Only attribute for all the files in a folder *at
> one
>>time, NOT individually*. I hope there is an answer for me to accomplish
>>this task, because I'm really depressed about this!!

<snip>

>>I restored these files/copied to my puter from cd's, I burned them using
>>Nero and now the files have Read Only attributes.
>
>
> It's normal for the Read-only attribute to be set ON when you copy to a CD.
> After all, a CD is a read-only medium.
>
> Unfortunately, the Nero programmers haven't figured out
> that a backup CDR will NOT normally contain
> files which we the people wish to be treated as read-only,
> specifically when they need to be restored to a hard drive .

Well, the M$ progammers seems to have figured it out at last. It's one
of the differences i do appreciate when comparing Win98 to WinXP. WinXP
*do* automatically strip the read-only attributes from files you copy
from a (ROM) CD medium to a (RAM) HardDisk Drive medium.

I'm hoping for a Win98 patch for this ... yeah right. LOL

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