Why did XP Upgrade Write Protect All My Files and Folders?

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Penny Schikora

After upgrading Windows ME to Windows XP Home edition I
find all of my files and folders Write protected. I have
manually tried to alter their attribute but they just
keep returning to this status. Is there a fix for this?
 
-----Original Message-----
After upgrading Windows ME to Windows XP Home edition I
find all of my files and folders Write protected. I have
manually tried to alter their attribute but they just
keep returning to this status. Is there a fix for this?
.
Try this web-page out. It tells you how to take
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ownership of the files so you can change their attributes.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;308421

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