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     >>>>> READ-ONLY SWITCH version 1.0 <<<<<
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                by James Baartse


1. The Problem
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CD-Roms are great for back-ups. The only problem is that when you copy files off your CD-Rom back to your hard drive, they are all read-only! It's a pain to turn off the read-only flags one by one, or folder by folder.

2. The Solution
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This little utility lets you turn off the read-only attribute for all files in a folder and it's subfolders. It's  a time-saver. I've also included the possibility to turn on the read-only attributes for all files. 

3. How to Use
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This utility requires the precense of the Visual Basic 6.0 Runtime files on your computer. If you do not have them, they can be downloaded via:

   http://download.microsoft.com/download/vb60pro/Redist/sp5/WIN98Me/EN-US/VBRun60sp5.exe

Beyond that, the file ReadOnlySwitch.exe can reside anywhere on your hard disk. Simply run it, select the folder in which you want to turn the file read-only attributes on or off, select whether or not you want to include subfolders or system files, click on the Read-Only ON (or OFF) button and you're done!

4. Licensing and Disclaimer
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This utility is freeware and comes with no guarantees. Use it at your own risk! You are also free to distribute it, as long as it remains unchanged, in it's original form, without any files added or taken away.

5. Contact Information
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If you have any comments or suggestions, you can send me a note via the Read-Only Switch User Log at our website ... http://www.wordboosters.com
Take a moment to check out some of our other software listed there.