XP has set all directories on all drives to read only

[Web Patterns]

Help ...

I had this problem before over six months ago - so I can't remember how
I fixed it then ...

I am logged in as system administrator - Windows Explorer shows all
folders on all drives as being read-only. Even if I deselect the box to
remove this feature, click on apply and then try to save a file in a
folder, it fails and when I check the folder's properties again, it has
automatically reset them to read only for all folders - I have looked on
the Properties menu for folders and the Folder Options applet in Control
Panel but I can't see any setting then has made this "feature" appear,

What do I do to cancel the seemingly automatic read-only function on all
my folders of all my hard drives?

 

[rifleman]

Help ...

I had this problem before over six months ago - so I can't remember how
I fixed it then ...

I am logged in as system administrator - Windows Explorer shows all
folders on all drives as being read-only. Even if I deselect the box to
remove this feature, click on apply and then try to save a file in a
folder, it fails and when I check the folder's properties again, it has
automatically reset them to read only for all folders - I have looked on
the Properties menu for folders and the Folder Options applet in Control
Panel but I can't see any setting then has made this "feature" appear,

What do I do to cancel the seemingly automatic read-only function on all
my folders of all my hard drives?

XP does this as default. It makes no difference to the files in the folders
or the folders themselves. ignore it.

 

[Free Parking]

XP does this as default. It makes no difference to the files in the folders
or the folders themselves. ignore it.

Yes, but how can I override the default? My problem is that I mainly use
Mozilla to browse the web and when I have this problem I can't save web
pages to the hard drive using Mozilla. Please don't tell me to use
Internet Explorer

 

[rifleman]

Yes, but how can I override the default? My problem is that I mainly use
Mozilla to browse the web and when I have this problem I can't save web
pages to the hard drive using Mozilla. Please don't tell me to use
Internet Explorer

I don't know why you can't save web pages: It's nothing to do with the XP
peculiarity of having folders as "read-only". I've never had any problem
saving web pages with Mozilla or Firebird on XP.

 

[mrtee]

To change it read:
Read-Only or System Attribute of Folders
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];Q326549 HTH.


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Just my 2¢ worth
Jeff
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| Yes, but how can I override the default? My problem is that I mainly use
| Mozilla to browse the web and when I have this problem I can't save web
| pages to the hard drive using Mozilla. Please don't tell me to use
| Internet Explorer
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[Alex Nichol]

I am logged in as system administrator - Windows Explorer shows all
folders on all drives as being read-only.

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