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Ghost Backup Restores As ReadOnly
Maybe not exactly the right NG for this but......close.
I did a disk format and restored via DOS, W98se using Ghost2003. Many of the files were written back w/ the R (ReadOnly) bit set. Windows boots OK, some apps have no problems, others won't run. The question is how to easily reset the R bit to A (Archive) for essentially a whole drive? The backup was written to a CDR that is error free. I found No information in the Ghost Help, etc but now that the dirty deed is done it is a windows or DOS based maneuver to correct the problem. Sugestions welcomed. |
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Ghost Backup Restores As ReadOnly
You *can* get rid of the Read Only attribute, but it has its purposes.
Mostly for protection. Anyway, here's the command. You need to run it from a Command Prompt Only startup. (Post back if you don't know how to do that.) First run SMARTDRV to make sure it doesn't take a lot longer than necessary. smartdrv attrib -r *.* /s There are three spaces in that command. Before and after -r, and before /s. -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User "Richard Beacham" wrote in message ... Maybe not exactly the right NG for this but......close. I did a disk format and restored via DOS, W98se using Ghost2003. Many of the files were written back w/ the R (ReadOnly) bit set. Windows boots OK, some apps have no problems, others won't run. The question is how to easily reset the R bit to A (Archive) for essentially a whole drive? The backup was written to a CDR that is error free. I found No information in the Ghost Help, etc but now that the dirty deed is done it is a windows or DOS based maneuver to correct the problem. Sugestions welcomed. |
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Ghost Backup Restores As ReadOnly
I had an afterthought: If you're willing to wait a few days, I *think* I can
fairly easily provide you with a list of those files that have the R/O attribute for the default Windows files (the ones that you get when you install Windows and then update fully, but without any other applications installed.) You could first remove the R/O attribute for all files, then restore the R/O bit for the list of files I provide. You could even do it using a BATch file, though it would be a bit tedious to create it -- you'd have to Paste the proper command in front of each filename (the list I provide would be a TXT file with one filename per line.) -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User "Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message ... You *can* get rid of the Read Only attribute, but it has its purposes. Mostly for protection. Anyway, here's the command. You need to run it from a Command Prompt Only startup. (Post back if you don't know how to do that.) First run SMARTDRV to make sure it doesn't take a lot longer than necessary. smartdrv attrib -r *.* /s There are three spaces in that command. Before and after -r, and before /s. -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User "Richard Beacham" wrote in message ... Maybe not exactly the right NG for this but......close. I did a disk format and restored via DOS, W98se using Ghost2003. Many of the files were written back w/ the R (ReadOnly) bit set. Windows boots OK, some apps have no problems, others won't run. The question is how to easily reset the R bit to A (Archive) for essentially a whole drive? The backup was written to a CDR that is error free. I found No information in the Ghost Help, etc but now that the dirty deed is done it is a windows or DOS based maneuver to correct the problem. Sugestions welcomed. |
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Ghost Backup Restores As ReadOnly
Any text editor with a global replace, or MS Word, can be used to turn that
sort of list into a usable batch file with minimal effort. -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User) "Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message ... I had an afterthought: If you're willing to wait a few days, I *think* I can fairly easily provide you with a list of those files that have the R/O attribute for the default Windows files (the ones that you get when you install Windows and then update fully, but without any other applications installed.) You could first remove the R/O attribute for all files, then restore the R/O bit for the list of files I provide. You could even do it using a BATch file, though it would be a bit tedious to create it -- you'd have to Paste the proper command in front of each filename (the list I provide would be a TXT file with one filename per line.) |
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Ghost Backup Restores As ReadOnly
Yeah, I was thinking that, but couldn't bring it into focus.
My mind had forgotten about CR/LF being something that could be used in a global replace, sigh. -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User "Jeff Richards" wrote in message ... Any text editor with a global replace, or MS Word, can be used to turn that sort of list into a usable batch file with minimal effort. -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User) "Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message ... I had an afterthought: If you're willing to wait a few days, I *think* I can fairly easily provide you with a list of those files that have the R/O attribute for the default Windows files (the ones that you get when you install Windows and then update fully, but without any other applications installed.) You could first remove the R/O attribute for all files, then restore the R/O bit for the list of files I provide. You could even do it using a BATch file, though it would be a bit tedious to create it -- you'd have to Paste the proper command in front of each filename (the list I provide would be a TXT file with one filename per line.) |
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