Can't copy files

[bill gold]

I bought a new computer. I tried to move all my files to the new computer
by copying the folders and files to a CD. When I move the CD into the new
computer and I try to copy them, windows says I can't because they are read
only. All my files on my original hard disk do not have read only
attributes.

In My Computer, I highlighted seweral folders in the My Documents folder,
clicked copy from the tasks pane on the left, a window opened, I selected
the CD ROM drive, it copied them and a balloon opened at the bottom of the
screen that said 'You have files waiting to be written to the CD' I clicked
the balloon and was taken to the CD Drive(D I clicked Write these files to
CD and the Windows CD writing wizard popped up and I followed it to
completion.

When I Go back in the Read Only box is checked at the bottom of the General
tab in the Properties Window. This has been inserted during the copy process
(and I guess Windows does it) and cannot be removed. The original files are
not checked.

Thanks Bill

XP Professional attempting to migrate to XP Home

Hi Bill,

A file with Read-only attributes will allow you to copy them. Maybe

something else is causing this. Make sure you're not using Cut instead

of Copy.

You're probably not going to be able to "delete" files from a CD-RW.

What you have to do is to "erase" the disk. There should be an option

to do this in your CD burning software. Let us know if you're still

 

[Alias]

Get Nero or, as a temporary solution, you can send Folders, not just files,
using AIM from one computer to the other if they're both online. Put
everything you want transferred into one folder, open AIM on both machines
with two different screen names, and right click on the other machine's
screen name and select, Send File. Then select Directory and browse to the
folder you want to send. Send it. Go to the other computer and accept it and
browse to where you want it put. It sends, the time it takes depending, of
course, on the speed of your Internet connection and the size of the folder.
Done.

Alias

 

[Wesley Vogel]

How many !@#$!@# times are you going to post this??

moving files 4/9/2005 9:04 AM MDT

moving files redux 4/9/2005 9:23 AM MDT

Can't copy files 4/9/2005 11:19 AM MDT

Read some of the replies!

Files saved to CD are automatically listed as Read-only. When they are
restored to a hard drive they remain Read-only.

Locate the files through My Computer or Windows Explorer.

Highlight the file or group of files | Right click the file or group of
files | Properties | Uncheck the Read-only box found in Attributes | Click
Apply | Click OK


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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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