Why won't this script work in Vista?

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ToddAndMargo

Hi All,

This script works fine in w2k-pro and XP (both),
but not in Vista. Why and how do I fix it?

Many thanks,
-T

@echo off


set Target=C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\searchplugins
if not exist "%Target%" goto Error

attrib -r "%Target%\*.*"
xcopy "SearchPlugins\*.*" "%Target%\." /Y
attrib -r "%Target%\*.*"
Goto end


:Error
echo Unable to locate
echo %Target%
pause
goto end

:end
 
Have you tried right clicking and choosing Run as administrator? You can't
write to the Program Files folder tree in Vista without elevating your
privileges.
 
Kerry said:
Have you tried right clicking and choosing Run as administrator? You
can't write to the Program Files folder tree in Vista without elevating
your privileges.
Click to expand...

Tried running as administrator -- no joy.

How do I "elevate" my script's privileges?

-T
 
Put a pause statement after every line and step through the script one line
at a time. Where does the problem happen and what is the error message?
 
Note: Xcopy is now deprecated, please use Robocopy. Are you sure that source
exists and the relative path notation is correct in Vista?
 
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