Files Written to CD ROM are read-only 2

[46RJohn]

Running Win XP Pro with NTFS file system. I am trying to transfer a complete My Documents folder with hundreds of files to another computer. I create a CD-R or CD-RW with files from My Documents and try to open the files on another computer they are read-only. I can manually change the attribute but with many files this becomes a real chore. Is there a way to get the read only attribute turned off in this process?

Thanks,
John Regards,
John

 

[smah]

Within a folder (directory) you can edit, select all and change many at a time, but that's about it.

 

[linney]

Here's some ideas for you to look at.


Cannot Change the Read-Only Attribute of System Folders

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q326549

http://www.ntfaq.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=24940

HOW TO: Remove the Read-Only Attribute While You Copy Files from a CD-ROM in Windows 2000 (Q323002)

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q323/0/02.asp

From a Command prompt use the ATTRIB command.
Displays or changes file attributes.
This command displays, sets, or removes the Read-Only, Archive, System, and Hidden attributes assigned to files or directories.


ArcSet -- Win9x, NT4, Win2K, WinME, XP
If you ever copied files from a CD-ROM to your hard drive, you've probably noticed that those files will be set to read-only, preventing you from modifying them. Removing the read-only attribute by hand can get really tedious, especially if you're looking at hundreds or thousands of files. ArcSet is a utility that does the job for you. It can automatically reset file attributes on specified files on a drive or in a folder, even recursing through subfolders.

http://www.birdcagesoft.com/index1.html

 

[beerhunter2]

From the command prompt, change to the My Documents directory. Then type:

attrib *.* -r /S

This will remove the Read Only attribute for all files in your current directory and all of its subdirectories.