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Re: Program to modify file Date and Time in Windows?

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From: Rod Speed
Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 23:11
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Phred <ppnerkDELETETHIS@yahoo.com> wrote

> From time to time I need to "touch" a group of data files and
> their derivatives so they all end up with the same time stamp.

> To date, I've been using the 15-year old FD.EXE from my old version
> of Norton's Utilities.  It works, but it can be a pain to use in deep
> directory structures because you have to either migrate to the
> directory from the DOS prompt, or specify the whole bloody thing on
> the command line. It's clearly one of those cases where something like
> the Windows Explorer interface has the advantage over the DOS CLI.

> So, question is, what can you recommend that will
> do this sort of job under Windows 9x and XP?

I like DateEdit v4.0, datee400.zip

It puts an extra entry in the right mouse click popup menu so its very easy to use.

> It's not such a big deal that I want to spend anything
> more than a trivial amount of money on it, at most. :)

Yeah, plenty of free ones around. 
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