Files copied from CD-RW come with Read-Only attribute

S

Stephen Ford

I have discovered that files written on a XP Pro PC to a CD-RW and copied
onto a Win98 pc acquire the Read-Only attribute. How do I copy files with
the original attributes?

Regards
Stephen Ford
 
D

David Candy

CDs are read only. Therefore any file on a CD is read only. Therefore you can't put files on a CD without them becomeing read only.

It has always been so.
 
S

Stephen Ford

CDs are read only. Therefore any file on a CD is read only. Therefore you
Thanks.

So, What if some files are supposed to be read-only and some are not? I
presume then one would have to have a script of some sort that knows which
are which, and resets the attributes as required once all the files are
copied off the CD. Or is there a slicker way of maintaining attributes?


Stephen
 
U

Uncle Joe

Folders/files copied from CDs to hard drives are
always copied with a "read only" attribute. Once
they're copied onto the hard drive, you must
uncheck the folders/files' read-only attribute.
It's a pain but no solution on the horizon. It's
just the way it is.
 
P

Plato

Stephen said:
I have discovered that files written on a XP Pro PC to a CD-RW and copied
onto a Win98 pc acquire the Read-Only attribute. How do I copy files with
the original attributes?
Click to expand...

They acually "acquired" the read only during the cd burn.
 

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