I have winXP Pro and I cannot disable the read-only
attribute on any of my folders. If I change it and save
it, XP automatically sets it back to read-only. What can
I do to fix this???
Please Help!!!
Click that box in the folder properties a few times. You'll see it cycle
through: blank, check and "blob." This blob is the new state available in
folder attributes, referred to as "indeterminate." If using NTFS, some of
the contents of that folder may be inaccessible due to permissions or
policies. Detailed information of that type is not available through
folder's properties so the displayed state is that new blob.
Note: There are some folders in XP that *are* read only. Since this
attribute should make no difference to well behaved programs, Windows uses
it to add and preserve customizations that a user adds to a folder. You can
always check what existing attributes are by using the command line
interface or by displaying the attributes in Explorer's Details view.
More info here:
You Cannot View or Change the Read-Only or System Attribute of Folders
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=326549