Overview
CROA is a handy utility that will clear the read-only bit of all subfolders and files in a specific folder. This is extremely useful after copying the contents of a CD to your hard drive.
Note: Modern versions of Windows have this functionality built-in, and CROA is not needed. However, it provides an easier to use interface that some people prefer, and therefore will remain available.
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Features
- Install/Uninstall support
- Easily accessed from Window’s own context menu
- Recurses subfolders
- Completely free
Supported Operating Systems
- Windows 95
- Windows NT 4 w/SP6a
- Windows 98
- Windows ME
- Windows 2000 (Professional or Server)
- Windows XP (Home or Professional)
- Windows Server 2003
- Windows Vista (all editions)
Version History
Version 1.6 - January 29, 2006
- Is now installed into the program files folder, instead of the Windows folder
- When started without command-line options, allows selecting of the starting folder
- CROA will now change the attributes of folders
- VB runtime files are now included
- Compiled with VB6 now
Version 1.5 - November 7, 2004
- Re-written using VB5 again (because I’m not using Delphi anymore)
- Smaller download size
- Cosmetic changes
Version 1.4 - April 3, 2003
- Added /s command-line switch for silent operation
Version 1.3 - February 4, 2003
- Now supports Windows XP Themes
- Cosmetic changes
Version 1.2 - January 9, 2003
- CROA now starts near the cursor position
Version 1.1 - December 10, 2002
- Re-written using Delphi 5 to avoid the VB runtime dependency
- Fixed cosmetic bug in path display
- Improved installer
Version 1.0 - August 12, 2000
- Original release