Shared Documents Folder Has Locked Me Out

[jdoe]

I am not a sophisticated user so please bear with me...
I am running WinXP Home with SP2.
I upgraded to Office 2003 Pro from Office XP Pro about 2 months ago, but I
am not sure that has anything to do with the problems

A few days ago I started having problems with my Shared Documents Folder. I
cannot write to or delete any of the files in that folder. I have unchecked
the 'read only' box in the properties for the folder several times but each
time I click the "APPLY" button I get a box that reads "An error occurred
applying attributes to the file: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\{some
file name}" When I click the "IGNORE" button, the box reappears with the
next file name and the next etc. ad nausium.
My wife and I each have an administrator profile and I cannot fix it from
either one.

I really appreciate any suggestions.

 

[WTC]

I am not a sophisticated user so please bear with me...
I am running WinXP Home with SP2.
I upgraded to Office 2003 Pro from Office XP Pro about 2 months ago, but I
am not sure that has anything to do with the problems

A few days ago I started having problems with my Shared Documents Folder.
I
cannot write to or delete any of the files in that folder. I have
unchecked
the 'read only' box in the properties for the folder several times but
each
time I click the "APPLY" button I get a box that reads "An error occurred
applying attributes to the file: C:\Documents and Settings\All
Users\{some
file name}" When I click the "IGNORE" button, the box reappears with the
next file name and the next etc. ad nausium.
My wife and I each have an administrator profile and I cannot fix it from
either one.

I really appreciate any suggestions.

See if the following helps,

How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308421

How to set, view, change, or remove file and folder permissions in Windows
XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308418