Help....        Must Maintain Directory and Files LastAccessedTime

I have to search thru massive directory trees including all files within. I have one issue using the (Directory | DirectoryInfo | DirectoryInfo[] and the File | FileInfo | FileInfo[] )
They all mod the LastAccessedTime !!!! ANd the only property I need happens to this....  So if I look at it today and it was 10/5/1999 right after I look at it, it becomes DateTime.Now !! Grrrrrrr :)

I am probably overlopoking something simplistic but as it stands I need help fast....   Thanks in advance BillyDvd



=========================   SAMPLE CODE ONLY ==========================
class Class1
    {
        MoreMethods DI = new MoreMethods();
        List<FileInfos> ListToCompress = new List<FileInfos>();
        DirectoryInfo RootDir = new DirectoryInfo( Variables.Root );
        DirectoryInfo[ ] ROOT;

        private void BtnGetDirectories_Click( object sender , EventArgs e )
        {
            ListToCompress = new List<FileInfos>();

            ROOT = RootDir.GetDirectories( "*" , SearchOption.TopDirectoryOnly );

            foreach ( DirectoryInfo var in ROOT )
            {
                if ( DI.AddToList( var ) )
                    ListToCompress.Add( new FileInfos( var.FullName , var.LastAccessTime , var ) );
            }

            foreach ( FileInfos var in ListToCompress )
            {
                Console.WriteLine( var.Parent.ToString() + "\t" + var.LastAccessTime.ToString() + "\r\n" );
            }

        }



        /// <summary>
        /// Hold the relevant info for the list items
        /// </summary>
        internal class FileInfos
        {
            public DirectoryInfo Parent;
            public string FullName;
            public DateTime LastAccessedTime;

            /// <summary>
            /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="FileInfos"/> class.
            /// </summary>
            /// <param name="FullName">The full name.</param>
            /// <param name="LastAccessedTime">The last accessed time.</param>
            /// <param name="Parent">The parent.</param>
            public FileInfos( string FullName , DateTime LastAccessedTime , DirectoryInfo Parent )
            {
                this.FullName = FullName;
                this.LastAccessedTime = LastAccessedTime;
                this.Parent = Parent;
            }

        }

        internal class MoreMethods
        {
            /// <summary>
            /// Returns True if the item should be added to the list
            /// </summary>
            /// <param name="FileInfoArray"></param>
            /// <returns></returns>
            bool AddToList( FileInfo[ ] FileInfoArray )
            {
                if ( FileInfoArray.Length == 0 )
                    return false;

                List<FileInfo> Addthesefiles = new List<FileInfo>( FileInfoArray );
                //---| Lets see if there are any or all ready to be archived. |---
                Addthesefiles = Addthesefiles.FindAll( IsOlderThan );

                if ( Addthesefiles.Count == FileInfoArray.Length )
                    return true;
                else
                    return false;
            }

            public bool AddToList( DirectoryInfo di )
            {
                DirectoryInfo[ ] da = di.GetDirectories( "*" , SearchOption.AllDirectories );
                if ( da.Length > 0 )
                {
                    foreach ( DirectoryInfo var in da )
                    {
                        if ( !AddToList( var.GetFiles( "*" , SearchOption.AllDirectories ) ) )
                            return false;
                    }
                    return true;
                }

                return AddToList( di.GetFiles( "*" , SearchOption.AllDirectories ) );

            }
        }

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