Re: Cannot Unset Read-Only

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From: Jim Speiser (JimSpeiser_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 10/22/04 

Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 15:11:02 -0700

OK, that makes sense. So here is more info:
I am able to copy other files from the laptop to the desktop with no
problem. It is JUST the files in this one folder on the laptop that will not
copy to the desktop. So the problem, I assume, is with these particular
files on the laptop. (They happen to be .mp3's, if that makes a difference).
 

The User ID on both computers is "JJS". I've forgotten everything I ever
learned about permissions in a workgroup environment, and it was NT anyway.
Please let me know what I need to do.

Thanks for your response!

==JJS==

"george" wrote:

> A fellsa is to ignore the read-only setting at the folder level, because
> that's one of the quirks of XP. It's always indicating read-only at the
> folder level, even if you've unset it and come back to look at it.
> Forget it, that is not your problem.
> The problem you're having is a permissions problem on the folder/files
> you're trying to read/copy.
> does the userid you're using on the laptop have file-system permissions on
> the desktop, ie. is that userid defined on the desktop as well??
>
> george
>
>
> "Jim Speiser" <Jim Speiser@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:8E51A6B1-95C4-48D3-9827-50D7F9682F9E@microsoft.com...
> >I am trying to copy files from a shared folder on my laptop to my desktop.
> > Both are running Windows XP. Every attempt fails because it says "Access
> > Denied." I am sitting at my desktop and browsing my laptop from it
> > through
> > the network. Every attempt to copy the files fails because of "Access
> > Denied." When I look at the properties for the folder in question,
> > Read-Only
> > is checked. I uncheck it and try again, but it fails again. I look at
> > Properties again, and the check mark has come back. This holds true for
> > every folder above that level, all the way up to Documents and Settings.
> > When I uncheck the box at that level, it asks if I want to apply the
> > attributes change to all subfolders, and I say "Yes." It then looks like
> > it
> > goes through and makes the changes, but they do not stick. What's a fella
> > to
> > do?
> >
>
>
>

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