If you have ever typed attrib -a /s *.* on your Windows 2000 platform, you know that a large number of objects may not be reset.

Try using ARSHBIT PATH where PATH is in the form of C:\*.* or "C:\Program Files\*.*".

ARSHBIT.BAT makes use of Windows 2000 delayed environment variable expansion, and the usebackq option of the FOR command.

ARSHBIT.BAT contains:

@echo off
REM Pagefile.sys and hiberfil.sys generate errors.
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
if \{%1\}
\{\} goto syntax
set drv=%1
set drv=%drv:"=%
set wrk=%drv:\*.*=%
if "%drv%"
"%wrk%" goto syntax
if not exist "%drv%" goto syntax
FOR /F "usebackq Tokens=*" %%i in (`attrib /s "%drv%"`) DO call :other "%%i"
FOR /F "usebackq Tokens=*" %%m in (`dir /AD /b /s "%drv%"`) DO call :fldr "%%m"
endlocal
goto end
:fldr
set foldr=%1
FOR /F "usebackq Tokens=*" %%i in (`attrib %foldr%`) DO call :other "%%i"
goto end
:syntax
@echo Syntax ARSHBIT PATH (ARSHBIT C:\** or ARSHBIT "C:\Program Files\*.*"
endlocal
goto end
:other
set line=%1
set bits=%line:~1,6%
if not "%bits:~0,2%"
"A " goto end
if "%bits:~0,2%"
"  " goto end
set bits=%bits:~3,3%
set bits=%bits: =#%
set line="%line:~12,256%
set atr=
for /f "usebackq" %%k in (`@echo "%bits:~0,1%"`) do call :setatr %%k
for /f "usebackq" %%k in (`@echo "%bits:~1,1%"`) do call :setatr %%k
for /f "usebackq" %%k in (`@echo "%bits:~2,1%"`) do call :setatr %%k
attrib -A -R -H -S %line%
attrib%atr% %line%
goto end
:setatr
set wrk=%1
set wrk=%wrk:"=%
If "%wrk%"=="#" goto end
set atr=!atr! +%wrk%
:end