"Read Only" folders won't change their attribute

[Ken Isaacson]

XP Pro

I have files and folders that are "Read Only." No matter what I do (i.e.,
uncheck the "read only" box under "Properties"), they still come up as read
only. Some of these folders/files are shared (and are set up such that
users on the network "can change them." But when I open up a file, it says
that it's "Read Only." So in order to change any of the files, I have to
save it under a different name, delete the old file, and change the name of
the new one to the old one. One the host machine.

Any ideas what's wrong? (I realize this might flip over into the networking
group, but to the extent there's an XP solution, I'd appreciate hearing it.)

Many thanks.
Ken

 

[WinGuy]

XP Pro

I have files and folders that are "Read Only." No matter what I do (i.e.,
uncheck the "read only" box under "Properties"), they still come up as read
only. Some of these folders/files are shared (and are set up such that
users on the network "can change them." But when I open up a file, it says
that it's "Read Only." So in order to change any of the files, I have to
save it under a different name, delete the old file, and change the name of
the new one to the old one. One the host machine.

Any ideas what's wrong? (I realize this might flip over into the networking
group, but to the extent there's an XP solution, I'd appreciate hearing it.)

Many thanks.
Ken

Log on as administrator (Safe Mode, if necessary) and take ownership of the
files.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308421&sd=tech

 

[frodo]

the RO attrib being "set" for folders is "normal", every XP system shows
this in the Folder Properties dialog box; the dialog display is "wrong",
either purposfully or not (MS says it's done that way on purpose). Don't
worry about it, the folder is NOT actually RO. use the ATTRIB command
line util to verify this for yourself if you like, the RO attrib is not
actually set for folders unless you manually do it with the attrib
command.