folders having readonly attribute

[Santosh]

Hi Group

In my machine ihave windows XP installed and when i try to see the
properties of any folder it shows read-only when i uncheck it and click on
the apply button it reverts again to read-only is there a workaround to this
so that i can remve the read-only attribute permanently

i am using windows xp service pack1a on one machine and service pack 2 on
other machine

Thanks for all your help

Santosh.R

 

[kurttrail]

Hi Group

In my machine ihave windows XP installed and when i try to see the
properties of any folder it shows read-only when i uncheck it and
click on the apply button it reverts again to read-only is there a
workaround to this so that i can remve the read-only attribute
permanently
i am using windows xp service pack1a on one machine and service pack
2 on other machine

Thanks for all your help

Santosh.R

Is there a check in the box, or is it just filled in? If the latter,
then that is what it is supposed to look like. It really isn't set to
read-only.

Yeah, I know it doesn't make sense.


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[Santosh]

well basically even if i remove the filling in the box and check the box and
open the properties again its filled up and i get lots of fire from the
users saying we dont konw anything about XP and things like that is there a
way to remove the filling in the box..


Thanks a lot Kurt
Santosh.R

 

[Tim Slattery]

Hi Group

In my machine ihave windows XP installed and when i try to see the
properties of any folder it shows read-only when i uncheck it and click on
the apply button it reverts again to read-only is there a workaround to this
so that i can remve the read-only attribute permanently

The "Read-only" attribute is meaningless for folders. What you are
seeing is a "three-state" checkbox in its third state: grayed-out with
a check. It's trying to tell you that the option doesn't really apply
here.

 

[kurttrail]

well basically even if i remove the filling in the box and check the
box and open the properties again its filled up and i get lots of
fire from the users saying we dont konw anything about XP and things
like that is there a way to remove the filling in the box..

LOL! It is more that they don't know anything about XP.

"Unlike the Read-only attribute for a file, the Read-only attribute for
a folder is typically ignored by Windows, Windows components and
accessories, and other programs. For example, you can delete, rename,
and change a folder with the Read-only attribute by using Windows
Explorer. The Read-only and System attributes is only used by Windows
Explorer to determine whether the folder is a special folder, such as a
system folder that has its view customized by Windows (for example, My
Documents, Favorites, Fonts, Downloaded Program Files), or a folder that
you customized by using the Customize tab of the folder's Properties
dialog box. As a result, Windows Explorer does not allow you to view or
change the Read-only or System attributes of folders." -
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326549

As long as they can move, copy, edit and create files in the folders,
ask your users what is their problem?

Thanks a lot Kurt

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[R. C. White]

Hi, Santosh.

You might want to take at look at this KB article:

You Cannot View or Change the Read-Only or System Attribute of Folders
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;326549

RC

 

[Bob I]

Basically the "read-only check box" for folders means nothing to the
Windows GUI interface, users that claim otherwise don't have any idea
what they are talking about.