Read-Only Apply attributes

[youdarazi]

Hello.
I have a folder on c: that has the attribute Read Only.

I am trying to remove the Read only attribute from it and it's
subdfolders and sub files,
but it always gives me an error Access denied.
I installed SP2 hoping that it would solve the problem.but it keeps on.

Any help would be grateful.
Thx

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Hello.
I have a folder on c: that has the attribute Read Only.

I am trying to remove the Read only attribute from it and it's
subdfolders and sub files,
but it always gives me an error Access denied.
I installed SP2 hoping that it would solve the problem.but it keeps
on.

If you'll look more closely at the check mark in that Read-Only box, you'll
see that it's gray, not black. You can also verify this by clicking a few
times in the box; it will cycle among *three* states: unchecked, checked in
black, and checked in gray.

A black check means the item is read-only and an unchecked box means it's
not read-only. But the gray check means that it's neither. The read-only
attribute is not pertinent to folders.

So no, your folders aren't read-only, and what you are seeing is perfectly
normal. There's nothing to worry about and nothing to fix.

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

As Ken has mentioned, the "read only" attribute does not apply at the folder
level. Your "access denied" is an ownership issue.

Please see this link on "taking ownership" of a folder:
http://rickrogers.org/fixes.htm#Taking_ownership

"Read only" as an attribute is ignored by Windows at the folder level, it
only applies to files. For why, read:

Unable to remove Read-Only attribute from folder
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=256614

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org