Word Documents all have read only attribute checked

[Howard Conner]

How do I uncheck the Read only attribute on all my word documents without
doing them individually?
Transferred my document folder contents from a machine running Win98 to a
machine running WinXP and all word documents now have read only attribute
checked.
HELP, HELP, HELP

 

[macropod]

Hi Howard,

Presumably the transfer was via CD/DVD, which explains the read-only attribute. The quickest way to clear that (after copying the
files to your new HDD - this won't work on CDs/DVDs) is via Windows Explorer. Simply select all the files, then right-click and
choose 'Properties'. Then, in the 'General' panel, uncheck the read-only attribute.

 

[James B. Holladay]

Many thanks.
I can not believe how easy it was to fix.
Great help.


| Hi Howard,
|
| Presumably the transfer was via CD/DVD, which explains the read-only
attribute. The quickest way to clear that (after copying the
| files to your new HDD - this won't work on CDs/DVDs) is via Windows
Explorer. Simply select all the files, then right-click and
| choose 'Properties'. Then, in the 'General' panel, uncheck the read-only
attribute.
|
| --
| Cheers
| macropod
| [MVP - Microsoft Word]
|
|
| > How do I uncheck the Read only attribute on all my word documents
without doing them individually?
| > Transferred my document folder contents from a machine running Win98 to
a machine running WinXP and all word documents now have
| > read only attribute checked.
| > HELP, HELP, HELP
| >
|