After a system failure i did a clean install of XP pro + SP1. I restored
archived installation set up files from a DVDRW: I copied an alphabetically
indexed folder to drive C.
I was able to run the installers but now when I want to add to the archive
on the hard drive the files are all read only. I change the attribute but
when I look at the files again the read only is back.

How do I fix this?

John wrote:

>After a system failure i did a clean install of XP pro + SP1. I restored
>archived installation set up files from a DVDRW: I copied an alphabetically
>indexed folder to drive C.
> I was able to run the installers but now when I want to add to the archive
>on the hard drive the files are all read only. I change the attribute but
>when I look at the files again the read only is back.

Read only is an attribute that has no meaning for folders (the
directories are always open for writing), and XP makes an alternative
use of it. You can change it and on Apply it will ask if you want the
change applied to all contained objects, but the display of it for the
folder will revert to greyed

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Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K. (E-Mail Removed) (remove the D8 bit)

On Sun, 29 Feb 2004 11:19:27 -0000, "John" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>After a system failure i did a clean install of XP pro + SP1. I restored
>archived installation set up files from a DVDRW: I copied an alphabetically
>indexed folder to drive C.
> I was able to run the installers but now when I want to add to the archive
>on the hard drive the files are all read only. I change the attribute but
>when I look at the files again the read only is back.
>
>How do I fix this?
>
Ignore it, it doesn`t matter. All of my files are marked RO but I can
still write to them anyway.

Peter Hutchison
Windows FAQ
http://www.pcguru.plus.com/