RE: Unable to unset Read-only attribute of folders

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From: Mick (Mick_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/19/04 

Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2004 11:57:01 -0700

"S N" wrote:

> 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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