FAQ
General
Usage
Compatibility
General questions
What programming language do you use ?
Attribute Changer is developed using Borland Delphi.
Can we distribute your software with our magazine ?
Feel free to distribute Attribute Changer on CD-ROM's as long as all files are kept together and not modified.
Is Attribute Changer completely free, even at work ?
Attribute Changer is completely free, even for commercial use. You can run the program on as many computers as you like.
What programming language do you use ?
Attribute Changer is developed using Borland Delphi.
Can we distribute your software with our magazine ?
Feel free to distribute Attribute Changer on CD-ROM's as long as all files are kept together and not modified.
Is Attribute Changer completely free, even at work ?
Attribute Changer is completely free, even for commercial use. You can run the program on as many computers as you like.
Usage questions
Attribute Changer has been successfully installed but no shortcut is available
Attribute Changer is only available through context menus for files, folders and drive objects. Right-click on a file or any other supported object and choose the 'Change attributes...' menu entry to launch it. The selected objects will then be passed to Attribute Changer for processing.
What kind of help is available ?
Attribute Changer online help with tutorial is available on the About tab and located in the Romain's Software program folder, accessible by Start/Programs/ Romain's Software.
Attribute Changer doesn't change attributes for the root folder
This design issue has been resolved since Attribute Changer 4.
Why are date/time options for folders grayed on Windows 9x and Me ?
Setting date/time on folders requires a directory handle, but there is no way to get this information from the Win32 API on the Windows 9x platform. This information can only be obtained on NT-based Windows versions, such as NT/2000/XP/Vista and 7 systems.
How to use exceptions ?
Exceptions help you to include/exclude files and folders based on exceptions. Suppose, you want to exclude all files of type DLL residing in the WinNT system32 directory. You should open the 'Configure file exceptions' dialog and choose the 'Include all files, except' option.
Version 3 and above
This version features a simplified user interface to set exceptions. To enfore the desired exception, simply add C:\WinNT\System32\*.DLL to the list.
Version 2
Add *.DLL to the 'Filename or Mask' list. While keeping this entry selected, add the folder (C:\WinNT\System32) to the 'Folder or Mask' list.
Powerful exceptions can be build using patterns like *.TMP, WRD?????.DOC, *(?)*.TXT etc. Take care when using patterns, as for example *\System32 and *System32 do not refer to the same directory. The first one describes a subdirectory like ..\WinNT\System32, ..\Program Files\Software\system32 whereas the latter one points to a folder containing a string 'System32' like ..\old files of System32, ..\WinNT\system32. The leading backslash (\) tells Attribute Changer that it corresponds to an entire name of a subdirectory.
What is the 'Compress' and 'Index' attribute used for ?
The 'Compress' attribute is used to enable and disable native NTFS compression. It has nothing to do with ZIP or other archiving methods.
The 'Index' attribute is used on the Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 platform to tell the Indexer service that the file should be added to a special database that contains references to the contents for further search operations. All 'Index' flagged files will be scanned by the Indexer service to build this fast-access database.
Which Drag and Drop operations are currently supported ?
Currently, you can use drag and drop in file and folder exception dialogs.
File exceptions:
Simply drag files onto the exception list to add them in a sorted manner to the list. Trying to drag a folder onto the file exception list results in an entry to exclude/include all files from this folder in the form \*.*
Using the 'Group file extensions' option allows you to combine extensions to make wildcard exception entries. Dragging files named file1.res, file2.res, file3.dll and file4.exe results in three wildcard entries named *.res, *.dll and *.exe... an easier method for excluding/including all files of a certain type from a folder.
Folder exceptions:
Simply drag folders onto the exception list to add them in a sorted manner to the list. Trying to drag files onto the folder exceptions adds the extracted folder path to the list. Dragging C:\Temp\file1.txt and C:\WinNT\System32\Shell32.dll adds C:\Temp and C:\WinNT\System32 to the list.
Attribute Changer has been successfully installed but no shortcut is available
Attribute Changer is only available through context menus for files, folders and drive objects. Right-click on a file or any other supported object and choose the 'Change attributes...' menu entry to launch it. The selected objects will then be passed to Attribute Changer for processing.
What kind of help is available ?
Attribute Changer online help with tutorial is available on the About tab and located in the Romain's Software program folder, accessible by Start/Programs/ Romain's Software.
Attribute Changer doesn't change attributes for the root folder
This design issue has been resolved since Attribute Changer 4.
Why are date/time options for folders grayed on Windows 9x and Me ?
Setting date/time on folders requires a directory handle, but there is no way to get this information from the Win32 API on the Windows 9x platform. This information can only be obtained on NT-based Windows versions, such as NT/2000/XP/Vista and 7 systems.
How to use exceptions ?
Exceptions help you to include/exclude files and folders based on exceptions. Suppose, you want to exclude all files of type DLL residing in the WinNT system32 directory. You should open the 'Configure file exceptions' dialog and choose the 'Include all files, except' option.
Version 3 and above
This version features a simplified user interface to set exceptions. To enfore the desired exception, simply add C:\WinNT\System32\*.DLL to the list.
Version 2
Add *.DLL to the 'Filename or Mask' list. While keeping this entry selected, add the folder (C:\WinNT\System32) to the 'Folder or Mask' list.
Powerful exceptions can be build using patterns like *.TMP, WRD?????.DOC, *(?)*.TXT etc. Take care when using patterns, as for example *\System32 and *System32 do not refer to the same directory. The first one describes a subdirectory like ..\WinNT\System32, ..\Program Files\Software\system32 whereas the latter one points to a folder containing a string 'System32' like ..\old files of System32, ..\WinNT\system32. The leading backslash (\) tells Attribute Changer that it corresponds to an entire name of a subdirectory.
What is the 'Compress' and 'Index' attribute used for ?
The 'Compress' attribute is used to enable and disable native NTFS compression. It has nothing to do with ZIP or other archiving methods.
The 'Index' attribute is used on the Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 platform to tell the Indexer service that the file should be added to a special database that contains references to the contents for further search operations. All 'Index' flagged files will be scanned by the Indexer service to build this fast-access database.
Which Drag and Drop operations are currently supported ?
Currently, you can use drag and drop in file and folder exception dialogs.
File exceptions:
Simply drag files onto the exception list to add them in a sorted manner to the list. Trying to drag a folder onto the file exception list results in an entry to exclude/include all files from this folder in the form \*.*
Using the 'Group file extensions' option allows you to combine extensions to make wildcard exception entries. Dragging files named file1.res, file2.res, file3.dll and file4.exe results in three wildcard entries named *.res, *.dll and *.exe... an easier method for excluding/including all files of a certain type from a folder.
Folder exceptions:
Simply drag folders onto the exception list to add them in a sorted manner to the list. Trying to drag files onto the folder exceptions adds the extracted folder path to the list. Dragging C:\Temp\file1.txt and C:\WinNT\System32\Shell32.dll adds C:\Temp and C:\WinNT\System32 to the list.
Compatibility questions
Is Attribute Changer Windows 64-bit compatible ?
Attribute Changer 6.20 features a 64-bit shell extension and is fully supported on 64-bit editions of Windows XP/Vista and 7.
Is Attribute Changer Novell Netware/ Novell Open Enterprise Server compatible ?
Yes, Attribute Changer has been tested on Novell Netware 4 - 6.5 without problems. It works on traditional and NSS volumes. The latest Open Enterprise Servers are also supported.
Is Attribute Changer Windows 64-bit compatible ?
Attribute Changer 6.20 features a 64-bit shell extension and is fully supported on 64-bit editions of Windows XP/Vista and 7.
Is Attribute Changer Novell Netware/ Novell Open Enterprise Server compatible ?
Yes, Attribute Changer has been tested on Novell Netware 4 - 6.5 without problems. It works on traditional and NSS volumes. The latest Open Enterprise Servers are also supported.