Re: Read-Only

From: George Hester (hesterloli_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 01/01/05 

Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2005 13:04:59 -0500

When I receive an e-mail I expect the return address to be valid. If it is not please do not e-mail me. Thanks. 

-- 
George Hester
_________________________________
"Gary Smith" <bitbucket@example.com> wrote in message news:eQ7ZV527EHA.3696@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Leonard Severt [MSFT] <leons@online.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > "Arpan" <arpan_de@hotmail.com> wrote in
> > news:uJKYiCz7EHA.3840@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl: 
> 
> >> I have Windows 2000 Professional & Windows XP Professional installed
> >> in C: & D: respectively. 
> >> 
> >> Most (around 90%) of the folders in these 2 drives (excluding the
> >> sub-folders & the files within these folders) are Read-Only. Now
> >> whenever I try to change the Read-Only attribute of these folders to
> >> the Normal attribute by navigating to the Properties of each folder,
> >> although Windows shows that the attribute of the folder is being
> >> changed (in cases where the folders have many sub-folders & files),
> >> the folders still remain Read-Only; it don't change to Normal! Why so?
> >> Any workaround to get rid of this? 
> >> 
> >> Please note that this happens not only with the system folders like
> >> "Program Files", "WINNT" but also with the folders that I have
> >> created. Strangely enough, the "Program Files" folder in WinXP (in D:)
> >> is an exception & doesn't exhibit the above-mentioned erratic
> >> behavior! It changes from Normal to Read-Only (& vice-versa) as & when
> >> it is changed! 
> >> 
> >> Thanks,
> >> 
> >> Arpan
> 
> > You can't change the read-only attribute on the folders and it doesn't 
> > have any meaning. If you have noticed the folders having read-only does 
> > not prevent you from renaming the folders or storing files in them. 
> > Ignore the read-only attribute on folders.
> 
> > Leonard Severt
> 
> > Microsoft Enterprise Support
> 
> You certainly can change the read-only attribute on folders in Win 2K and 
> it does somtimes have a meaning, although not the one you might expect.  
> The read-only attribute may enable the attribute specified in the 
> desktop.ini file if one exists in that folder. 
> 
> -- 
> Gary L. Smith                gls432@yahoo.com
> Columbus, Ohio

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