2 Quick Ones... Read Only Folders and NTFS permissions

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How can I edit the NTFS permissions of a folder with XP
Pro in a workgroup?

It's kind of lame the security tab is gone once you
switch over, this does not happen in Win2K.

Also, how come most of my folder if you look at the
properties are set as "Read Only" even though they
actually don't act that way?

I see this on most XP machines I run across.
 
nick said:
How can I edit the NTFS permissions of a folder with XP
Pro in a workgroup?

It's kind of lame the security tab is gone once you
switch over, this does not happen in Win2K.
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I've never run XP outside of a domain, so I didn't know about this behavior.
That is kinda lame. Perhaps this is the "use simple file sharing" option
that is checked by default in Tools--Folder Options--View.
Also, how come most of my folder if you look at the
properties are set as "Read Only" even though they
actually don't act that way?
Click to expand...

If you're talking about the half-lit checkmark in the checkbox, this is just
telling you that there are some files or directories within that directory
that are read-only. It's a tri-state checkbox.

Ray at work
 
a little more inlined . . .

Ray at said:
I've never run XP outside of a domain, so I didn't know about this behavior.
That is kinda lame. Perhaps this is the "use simple file sharing" option
that is checked by default in Tools--Folder Options--View.
Click to expand...

Yes, that is the situation. When in Simple sharing mode the
security dialog is only available in safe mode boot. The sharing
mode is set at the bottom of the View tab in Folder Options.
If you're talking about the half-lit checkmark in the checkbox, this is just
telling you that there are some files or directories within that directory
that are read-only. It's a tri-state checkbox.
Click to expand...

The read-only box on folder objects is only a switch used
to set or unset the attribute on all contained files. The attribute
on folder objects must be viewed/set with the attrib command.
 
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