Winxp and folder properties?

[Rich]

Hi,
I'm having problems with changing the Read Only properties.
Running Winxp and i cannot get the "read only" to clear off a folder.
The folder is one that i want to change the data in and it won't
let me.
I have two accounts on the main system and cannot change the
properties from either administrator account.

I have tried renaming the folder and putting it back into the program
and it still won't work. All files in the folder are set to archive.

Any help would be appreciated,
Rich

 

[davetest]

Hi,
I'm having problems with changing the Read Only properties.
Running Winxp and i cannot get the "read only" to clear off a folder.
The folder is one that i want to change the data in and it won't
let me.
I have two accounts on the main system and cannot change the
properties from either administrator account.

I have tried renaming the folder and putting it back into the program
and it still won't work. All files in the folder are set to archive.

Any help would be appreciated,
Rich

What is this folder?
Something you created? Does it belong to XP itself
or an installed program folder?

Dave

 

[Rich]

The folder is part of a database program my business uses.
The folder contains all the cases entered.
I snotted it up myself by copying the same file from a cdrw
backup into the program on the c drive.
After a long search through ms i got it running again.
A word of warning: Backing up files to a cdrw can change the
attributes of a file.
thank's for responding,
Rich

 

[Alex Nichol]

I'm having problems with changing the Read Only properties.
Running Winxp and i cannot get the "read only" to clear off a folder.
The folder is one that i want to change the data in and it won't
let me.

Read only is an attribute that has no meaning for folders (the
directories are always open for writing), and XP makes an alternative
use of it. You can change it and on Apply it will ask if you want the
change applied to all contained objects, but the display of it for the
folder will revert to greyed