Re: Read only files

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From: RagDyeR (ragdyer_at_cutoutmsn.com)
Date: 03/03/04 

Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2004 09:41:08 -0800

True David, that you have a heck of a lot more exposure and contact with the
XL world then I, but from personnel experience, and I don't own any Iomega
stock, I've yet to have any problems with Zip discs.

Keeping the disc at 50% or lower capacity, only because of what I've learned
here, about XL's write properties, and starting out with the 100 meg and now
the 750 meg discs, I have a manufacturing plant and 3 offices using them,
all without any mishap for the last 3½ years. And the entire manufacturing
operation is XL driven.

Do you know of any actual reports of problems with them?
If you do, I don't suppose that you would happen to be aware of how close to
capacity their use might have been. 

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Regards,
RD
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"David McRitchie" <dmcritchie@msn.com> wrote in message
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Hi Bob,
You definitely do not want to open Excel files from any removeable
media, so you've definitely learned something not to do.
More infomation on my
    http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/backup.htm#removeable
The most notorious for loss of files are   diskettes,  and I think zip
drives
would have to be next in line.
Even so,  if you copy from the CD to your hard drive you will still have
the  read-only bit set on, and you will have to turn it off on your hard
drive.    You can use the DOS utility   XCOPY  or some other programs
like  XXCOPY to copy to your CD for backup that do not turn on the
read only bit.  There are other applications that will copy to a CD without
setting the read-only bit.   To reset the read-only bit
      http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/backup.htm#readonly
In a DOS Command Window of the directory (on your hard drive) enter:
   attrib -r -s -h -a *.*
to reset read-only, hidden, and archive bits in current directory or to
reset
only read-only files in the current directory and subdirectories just enter:
    attrib -r /s
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HTH,
David McRitchie, Microsoft MVP - Excel    [site changed  Nov. 2001]
My Excel Pages:  http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/excel.htm
Search Page:        http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/search.htm
"Dave Peterson" <ec35720@msn.com> wrote in message
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> Most CD's are readonly (not sure how CDRW's fit in).
>
> But I'd copy those files to my harddrive.  Then use windows explorer and
select
> them.  Rightclick on the group, choose properties and turn off the
readonly
> property.
>
> It's usually best to open the files from your harddrive (or network
drive).  Bad
> things can happen if you open from removable media.
>
>
>
> Bob wrote:
> >
> > I have saved files to a CD and when I now try to update the file, I get
the message "Cannot open file on CD Rom, drive is read
only
> >
> > Changing filer name does not work
> >
> > When I try to uncheck "read only" on properties of a file i get "An
error occurred applying attributes to the file"
> >
> > How do I save files from "My Documents" to a Cd and avoid "Read ONly"?
>
> -- 
>
> Dave Peterson
> ec35720@msn.com

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