Unable to remove read only attributes for folders and disks

[Guest]

This problem is not consistant throughout the system. I am running XP, SP2
and all current updates. Yesterday, a number of folders became read only.
It was not consistant throughout the logical disk, there were some folders
that were not. For the folders, I tried to remove the read only properity
via a R click - properity - uncheck read only. I then clicked apply then ok.
The disk remained read only.

A DVD that I was trying to back up the disk on was marked read only. I have
a disk image of the system just after I loaded it. I was going to back up my
data, then restore the system to its original state.

Is there a way I can remove the read only attribute?

Mike

 

[Rock]

This problem is not consistant throughout the system. I am running XP, SP2
and all current updates. Yesterday, a number of folders became read only.
It was not consistant throughout the logical disk, there were some folders
that were not. For the folders, I tried to remove the read only properity
via a R click - properity - uncheck read only. I then clicked apply then ok.
The disk remained read only.

A DVD that I was trying to back up the disk on was marked read only. I have
a disk image of the system just after I loaded it. I was going to back up my
data, then restore the system to its original state.

Is there a way I can remove the read only attribute?

Mike

The read only attribute had no meaning for folders on hard drives. The
folder is always open for reading unless it's modified in permissions.

CDs/DVDs except RWs are always read only.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Read-only means nothing for folders. Only a file can be Read-only.

The Read-only check box for folders is there for convenience, it allows you
to change the Read-only attribute of all the files contained in that folder.
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Files saved to CD/DVD are automatically listed as Read-only. When they are
restored to a hard drive they remain Read-only.

Locate the files through My Computer or Windows Explorer.

Highlight the file or group of files | Right click the file or group of
files | Properties | Uncheck the Read-only box found in Attributes | Click
Apply | Click OK

See also...
HOW TO: Remove the Read-Only Attribute While You Copy Files from a CD-ROM in
Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;323002

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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[Ken Blake]

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This problem is not consistant throughout the system. I am
running
XP, SP2 and all current updates. Yesterday, a number of
folders
became read only. It was not consistant throughout the logical
disk,
there were some folders that were not. For the folders, I
tried to
remove the read only properity via a R click - properity -
uncheck
read only. I then clicked apply then ok. The disk remained
read only.

If you'll look more closely at the check mark in that Read-Only
box, you'll see that it's gray, not black. You can also verify
this by clicking a few times in the box; it will cycle among
*three* states: unchecked, checked in black, and checked in gray.



A black check means the item is read-only and an unchecked box
means it's not read-only. But the gray check means that it's
neither. The read-only attribute is not pertinent to folders.



So no, your folders aren't read-only, and what you are seeing is
perfectly normal. There's nothing to worry about and nothing to
fix.

 

[... et al.]

Files saved to CD/DVD are automatically listed as Read-only. When they are
restored to a hard drive they remain Read-only.

¿Are you sure about this last thing?

For me the Read-only attribute remains set under Win98, but under this
here WinXP setup it is auto-cleared when copying from a CD/DVD-ROM to a
HardDiskDrive volume.

N.B. I adjust my OS's to suit me as much as i know how, but i don't
remember changing anything regard this. I do like that Read-only gets
cleared under WinXP and wish i could change Win98 to do the same.