diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.services.dstore/miners/org/eclipse/rse/dstore/universal/miners/filesystem/UniversalFileSystemMiner.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.services.dstore/miners/org/eclipse/rse/dstore/universal/miners/filesystem/UniversalFileSystemMiner.java
index b08d4fe8f43..be8b5728905 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.services.dstore/miners/org/eclipse/rse/dstore/universal/miners/filesystem/UniversalFileSystemMiner.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.services.dstore/miners/org/eclipse/rse/dstore/universal/miners/filesystem/UniversalFileSystemMiner.java
@@ -1298,7 +1298,14 @@ private DataElement createDataElementFromLSString(DataElement subject,
 					}
 					else
 					{
-						done = false;
+						// windows version
+						String[] cmd = new String[3];
+						cmd[0] = "attrib"; //$NON-NLS-1$
+						cmd[1] = "-R"; //$NON-NLS-1$
+						cmd[2] = filename.getAbsolutePath();
+						Process p = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(cmd);
+						int exitValue = p.waitFor();
+						done = (exitValue == 0);
 					}
 				}
 				if (done) 
diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.services.local/src/org/eclipse/rse/services/local/files/LocalFileService.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.services.local/src/org/eclipse/rse/services/local/files/LocalFileService.java
index 30833fb9ce2..d4d92c590ac 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.services.local/src/org/eclipse/rse/services/local/files/LocalFileService.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.services.local/src/org/eclipse/rse/services/local/files/LocalFileService.java
@@ -1344,8 +1344,24 @@ public class LocalFileService extends AbstractFileService implements IFileServic
 				}
 				return (exitValue == 0);
 			}
-			// windows version not implemented yet
-			return false;
+			// windows version
+			else
+			{
+				String[] cmd = new String[3];
+				cmd[0] = "attrib"; //$NON-NLS-1$
+				cmd[1] = "-R"; //$NON-NLS-1$
+				cmd[2] = file.getAbsolutePath();
+				int exitValue = -1;
+				try
+				{
+					Process p = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(cmd);
+					exitValue = p.waitFor();
+				}
+				catch (Exception e)
+				{					
+				}
+				return (exitValue == 0);
+			}
 		}
 	}