Why won't this script work in Vista?

Hi All,

This script works fine in w2k-pro and XP (both),
but not in Vista. Why and how do I fix it?

Many thanks,
-T

@echo off


set Target=C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\searchplugins
if not exist "%Target%" goto Error

attrib -r "%Target%\*.*"
xcopy "SearchPlugins\*.*" "%Target%\." /Y
attrib -r "%Target%\*.*"
Goto end


:Error
echo Unable to locate
echo %Target%
pause
goto end

:end

Have you tried right clicking and choosing Run as administrator? You can't
write to the Program Files folder tree in Vista without elevating your
privileges.

--
Kerry Brown
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
http://www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2/



"ToddAndMargo" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Hi All,
>
> This script works fine in w2k-pro and XP (both),
> but not in Vista. Why and how do I fix it?
>
> Many thanks,
> -T
>
> @echo off
>
>
> set Target=C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\searchplugins
> if not exist "%Target%" goto Error
>
> attrib -r "%Target%\*.*"
> xcopy "SearchPlugins\*.*" "%Target%\." /Y
> attrib -r "%Target%\*.*"
> Goto end
>
>
> :Error
> echo Unable to locate
> echo %Target%
> pause
> goto end
>
> :end

Kerry Brown wrote:
> Have you tried right clicking and choosing Run as administrator? You
> can't write to the Program Files folder tree in Vista without elevating
> your privileges.
>

Tried running as administrator -- no joy.

How do I "elevate" my script's privileges?

-T

"ToddAndMargo" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Kerry Brown wrote:
> > Have you tried right clicking and choosing Run as administrator? You
> > can't write to the Program Files folder tree in Vista without elevating
> > your privileges.
> >
>
> Tried running as administrator -- no joy.
>
> How do I "elevate" my script's privileges?
>
> -T

Right-click

Put a pause statement after every line and step through the script one line
at a time. Where does the problem happen and what is the error message?

--
Kerry Brown
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
http://www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2/



"ToddAndMargo" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Kerry Brown wrote:
>> Have you tried right clicking and choosing Run as administrator? You
>> can't write to the Program Files folder tree in Vista without elevating
>> your privileges.
>>
>
> Tried running as administrator -- no joy.
>
> How do I "elevate" my script's privileges?
>
> -T

Note: Xcopy is now deprecated, please use Robocopy. Are you sure that source
exists and the relative path notation is correct in Vista?

"ToddAndMargo" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Hi All,
>
> This script works fine in w2k-pro and XP (both),
> but not in Vista. Why and how do I fix it?
>
> Many thanks,
> -T
>
> @echo off
>
>
> set Target=C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\searchplugins
> if not exist "%Target%" goto Error
>
> attrib -r "%Target%\*.*"
> xcopy "SearchPlugins\*.*" "%Target%\." /Y
> attrib -r "%Target%\*.*"
> Goto end
>
>
> :Error
> echo Unable to locate
> echo %Target%
> pause
> goto end
>
> :end