SpinRite v6.1 Now at Release #2

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SpinRite v6.1 has been moved to its second release. I don't yet have a "change tracking" page setup since that will be part of the forthcoming SRv6.1 online docs. But here's what's new/fixed/different:
  1. SPINRITE.EXE now has the proper file attribute for READ-ONLY (so it will run!)
  2. EDIT.COM is now also protected by being set to read only.
  3. Added PATH=\ to the AUTOEXEC.BAT so that EDIT can be run after changing to the SRLOGS directory.
  4. Added BUFFERS=99 to CONFIG.SYS to improve SpinRite's performance with very large SRLOGS directories.
  5. The times & dates of the boot media files is now set to the launch time of WinSpin. (They are no longer fixed at 6/1 6:01.)
  6. The Windows executable “File Version” now includes the build day and build-of-the-day.
As always, until SpinRite is formally published (once I get docs online) you can grab it at: GRC's Pre-Release page.
 
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