Moidifying File Attributes

Hi,

Can anyone tell me IF it is possible to REMOVE the "read-
only" attribute from a whole folder of photos at one
time ?? I have about 600 pictures in a single folder
that were downloaded from a CD. All of the attributes
were set to "Read-Only". Now, I would like to modify
(lighten, crop, etc.) these pictures, so I need to remove
the "read-only" attribute...
Is this possible ???

Thanks
Larry H.

I usually have the "Command prompt here" powertoy installed, but either
way - the fastest way I know of is through the command prompt. Go to the
folder with the pictures, and type in:
attrib -r *.jpg (assuming they're all jpg files.)

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"Larry H." <DLHatley@carolina.rr.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> Can anyone tell me IF it is possible to REMOVE the "read-
> only" attribute from a whole folder of photos at one
> time ?? I have about 600 pictures in a single folder
> that were downloaded from a CD. All of the attributes
> were set to "Read-Only". Now, I would like to modify
> (lighten, crop, etc.) these pictures, so I need to remove
> the "read-only" attribute...
> Is this possible ???
>
> Thanks
> Larry H.

Thank you so much. I cannot believe that I had already
forgotten ALL of the neat things that you could do inside
DOS, but now you have reminded me... It worked
beautifully.

Thanks again,
Larry H.

>-----Original Message-----
>I usually have the "Command prompt here" powertoy

installed, but either

>way - the fastest way I know of is through the command

prompt. Go to the

>folder with the pictures, and type in:
>attrib -r *.jpg (assuming they're all jpg files.)
>
>--
>If you have to ask if your copy of XP is 32 or 64 bit,

it's 32.

>Getting Messenger popups? Turn on your firewall!
>
>
>"Larry H." <DLHatley@carolina.rr.com> wrote in message
>news:05be01c35ac9$7cf408c0$a101280a@phx.gbl...

the "read-

remove

>
>
>.
>

Larry,
If I'm not mistaken you can also do this....

Go to the folder with the images and select all of them. Than right click
and select Properties. Uncheck the Read Only attribute and click Apply....


"Larry H." <DLHatley@carolina.rr.com> wrote in message
news:04d401c35ae7$6c5f3570$a601280a@phx.gbl...

> Thank you so much. I cannot believe that I had already
> forgotten ALL of the neat things that you could do inside
> DOS, but now you have reminded me... It worked
> beautifully.
>
> Thanks again,
> Larry H.
>

> installed, but either

> prompt. Go to the

> it's 32.

> the "read-

> remove

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