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Number   :  3112
Date     :  2002-11-14
Author   :  CBFalconer
Subject  :  Re: Clone Question
Size(KB) :  1


rgmiller02 wrote:
> 
> Since a standard CD ROM is a read-only device, all files copied from
> a CD ROM to your harddrive will have the "read-only" file attribute
> checked. XXCOPY cannot (to the best of knowledge) make the
> files 'readable' once the files are copied from the CD to your hard
> drive.
> 
> You can, however, use a handy little (freeware) utility by the name
> of "CROA" (Clear Read-Only Attribute) to remove the read-only
> attribute from a bunch of files at a time (the utility removes the
> read-only attributes from files in nested subdirectories). CROA is
> available from the author's website
> .

You don't need it. Just execute the attrib command. attrib /?
will give some help. I'm not sure if it accepts wild cards, but
you can always wrap it in a batch file and a for loop.

You can also use xcopy, which will normally reset the r/o
attribute when copying. If you have 4dos installed you can also
use plain old copy. That may also work with command.com.

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