All files "Read-only"!!

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William Smithers

Something has caused all files on my Dell Dimension 8300 computer to become
"read-only" and I can't change it.

The relevant box in each folder and file Properties Screen has -- not a
check mark -- but a green square inside the Read Only box. Clicking the box
empty, clicking "Apply" and then "OK", then checking the Properties Screen
again simply shows the filled "Read-Only" box still as it was.

Not only that, but the same thing has happened to the back-up files in the
Omega external hard-drive I have!

Another phenomenon which I assume is related: now I can't do any System
Restore to an earlier date (which I tried in an effort to solve the
problem.)

I'll be very grateful for helpful replies.

WS
 
It is showing indeterminate as it won't tell you if it's set or not on a folder. This is so you don't break things that are working thinking they aren't.
 
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