Re: Permissions- Properties for folders, files and Read Only attribute

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Access is Denied" Error Message When You Try to Open a Folder
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;810881

How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308421

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

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"Star" wrote:

| Hello,
| Sorry to be a winner but W-XP is a pita!! This is W-XP Prof., vs. 2002,
| SP-2.
| I find this OS very hard to get control of... it wants to over-ride and do
| it's own thing. I'm very slowly winning the battle!!
|
| I want to remove folder permissions for a partition that contains my folders
| and files, the read-only attribute on *the folders* which I'm unable to
| remove.
|
| I can open a folder and change the all the file attributes from read-only,
| however I'm unable to remove the read only attribute from all these folders.
| I want to *remove any permission restrictions to my folders* and files on a
| partition.
|
| Rt. click fldr properties, security tab.... what does a check box which is
| grayed and indeed has a check mark mean??
| How can give Owner Creator full control over thousands of folders on a
| partition, pls.??
|
| Thank you,
| Star

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