All folders suddenly set to 'read-only; can't be changed

[Chris]

I have a big problem here. I tried to make an image of my
C drive with DriveImage and kept getting an error message
that the destination media was write protected. I found
that all of my folders now have the read-only attribute
and can't be changed. This is new. Anyone have any idea
what is going on here and how I can fix it?

I just installed an update of ZoneAlarm Pro (in case that
helps anyone).

Thanks

 

[Bastet]

I have a big problem here. I tried to make an image of my
C drive with DriveImage and kept getting an error message
that the destination media was write protected. I found
that all of my folders now have the read-only attribute
and can't be changed. This is new. Anyone have any idea
what is going on here and how I can fix it?

I just installed an update of ZoneAlarm Pro (in case that
helps anyone).

Thanks

You cannot fix it because there's absolutely nothing to fix - this is by
design. Nor is it new - they will have been 'read only' since XP was
installed; however this does not apply to the files within the folders
unless you have specifically attributed read only to them.

There is something else causing the problem because I imaged my Windows
partition last weekend using Drive Image 7 and had no problems whatsoever.

 

[Michael Walraven]

All folders always have read-only attribute set in XP.

( you can put items IN the folder but you cannot write ON the folder is my
guess)

Michael

 

[Alex Nichol]

have a big problem here. I tried to make an image of my
C drive with DriveImage and kept getting an error message
that the destination media was write protected.

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

Where are you trying to put the image?