"Rob" wrote in message ...
Hi All,
I have a lot of CDs and DVDs with a lot of directories
and subdirectories on each of them. The directories and
subdirectories contain various types of files. I need to copy all *.doc* files from the CDs and DVDs
to one directory on my HDD. I don't need anymore information from which CD or DVD
and from what directory or subdirectory any file was copied.
I want to have them all in one directory on my HDD.
It could happen that the same file was saved in more than one
directory. It would be useful if the same files could be copied
only one time.
I know that I'll have to put CDs and DVDs, one by one, to the
DVD drive. But I don't know how to abstract all *.doc* files
from them and save the files in one directory on my HDD.
I'd like to do it more or less automatically.
I use Windows XP Pro SP3.
Please help me how to do it.

Rob

Make one directory on your HDD

Then Put CDs and DVDs and open in Explorer

Click on Search
In Search Click on
All files and folders

All or part of the file name:
put *.doc

Look in:
DVD Drive
Search

Open your new directory
In the Search directory
Click on Edit
Click

Drag or Copy Search *.doc
Drop or Paste to new directory