Try making an ISO of the CD (ignore read errors), then burn it back to a new CD. Sometimes the CRC checks are superficial and are preventing an install, but not a copy.

This may not work if the...

That seems awfully big for a DLL. The only ones I can find by using Google are less than 10 MB. If you know the exact version of the dll, you might be able to find it in an online file repository. ...

A bit more complicated than I would ever need to get with a batch program, but point well taken. :)

You can add only 1 pause at the end of the file to get the results too. :) An IF THEN ELSE will only display one result so stopping at each point is more code than you need.

My question to the...

Even if you hide the file extensions, the batch file should work. The code that you have is working for me and I cannot duplicate the problem you are having.

Are you saying that if you uncheck...

I like how people talk about standardization and interoperability, as if it was invented by Microsoft. Not including Office 2007, their products have always been behind the curve on both counts. ...