From:	"Francis Huang" <fhuang AT crosswinds DOT net>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	File Handling Question
Date:	Thu, 23 Sep 1999 22:07:27 -0400
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I am using Windows 95.  If I put commonly accessed files in one place on the
hard disk, speed is increased.  Current solution: Move all files from C: to
D:, delete all files on C:, then move them back, in the order desired.  My
problem:  some files refuse to be deleted off the C drive because Windows
needs them.  If I go to DOS, the file attributes for the registry file and
other system files are set to Hidden+Read Only, so DOS refuses to delete
them.  Also, then some files will not copy back to C: drive because they are
also hidden.  How do I either set a file's attribute so DOS will copy the
files?  After setting the attributes, I simply run a batch file I made
consisting of many lines in the format: move <file> <destination> and
everything should go fine.

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