Re: Unable to unset Read-only attribute of folders
From: David Candy (david_at_mvps.org)
Date: 06/07/04
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Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2004 19:54:02 +1000
Rewrite windows and reverse the design decision to not show the attribute for folders. Write your own explorer.
It not telling you because it's none of your business.
-- ---------------------------------------------------------- http://home.comcast.net/~wizardofwhimsy/index.html "S N" <uandme72@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:uqmlsPHTEHA.3872@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... > How to correct the indeterminate status? > > > "David Candy" <david@mvps.org> wrote in message > news:Oy6rn$GTEHA.1472@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl... > It does not mean set. Blurred means it's not telling you (that's how I know > windows isn't indicating anything to you). It's technical name is > indeterminate. > > -- > ---------------------------------------------------------- > http://home.comcast.net/~wizardofwhimsy/index.html > "S N" <uandme72@yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:%23sH3Z8GTEHA.1732@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl... > > I have tried clicking the box three times. > > The clicking cycles the boc in three states-Ticked,Blank and Blurred. The > > box for my folders remains blurred (instead of the empty state for > > non-readonly or ticked for full read only). If I click the box the blur > > goes. But on rechecking the folder properties, I again get the box as > > blurred. > > And the advice given to me in the previous response was for the folder in > > which uploading was to be done. However I am facing the problem for all > the > > folders on my drive, irrespective of whether they are in the upload folder > > for IIs or not. > > All folders on my Hard disk are behaving similarly (having the box as > > blurred). > > > > Please help > > > > > > "David Candy" <david@mvps.org> wrote in message > > news:uTPF%232GTEHA.3724@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... > > Your folders aren't read only, new ones aren't being created read only, > and > > windows is NOT indicating that they are to you. Click the box three times. > > Someone answered you last post too. > > > > -- > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > http://home.comcast.net/~wizardofwhimsy/index.html > > "S N" <uandme72@yahoo.com> wrote in message > > news:ep3xGzGTEHA.3476@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... > > > I have a P4 machine with Windows XP ProfessionalSP1 nstalled on on it. > > > I am running IIS on the machine for testing my website. > > > Recently I tried running the commands for running scripting host > > commands: > > > -server.createobject(scripting.filesystemobject) in an asp page. > > > The asp page which was trying to run was basically aiming to upload > files > > > to the server. > > > However ever since I have been experimenting with the asp page > containing > > > the scripting command , all the folders on my hard drive have become > read > > > only. > > > I am not able to reset the read only attribute of any of the folders. > > Even > > > if I unset the attribute, on rechecking i find that it is still read > > only. > > > I have checked the permissions in NTFS for all the folders. > > > am logging in as the administrator and am the owner of all the folders. > > > I have also set the permissions as "Full Control" on all the folders. > > > Ever since that problem, I have stopped using the ASP page. > > > Inspite of all this, I am still not able to unset the readonly > permission > > to > > > any of the folders on my drive. > > > Any new folder that I create also becomes read only. > > > I am also unable to unset the readonly attribute of any new folder as > > well. > > > This problem is for any folder on my drive including the folders outside > > my > > > Internet publishing directory. IT is important to note that any of the > > files > > > inside the folders are not read only. Only the folders are Read-Only. > > > I think this problem might be related to the service pack or the version > > of > > > Windows Scripting Host. Does anyone have any idea if this problem is not > > > related to Scripting?. > > > Please help > > > > > > S N > > > > > > > > > > > >
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