Re: folders read only

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"John Wunderlich" <jwunderlich@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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=?Utf-8?B?andhbGs=?= <jwalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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I have folders, esp. in Favorites, that are read only.
When I try to reset with properties - apply - OK, it does not
work. Some postings say folders do not do this, but it is
preventing renaming. I have a single-use system, so it is not a
permissions issue.

The explanation straight from Microsoft:

"You cannot view or change the Read-only or the System attributes of
folders in Windows Server 2003, in Windows XP, or in Windows Vista"

<http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326549>

HTH,
John

You can view the RO/S attributes in Windows Explorer.
You can change either attributes with VB Scripts.
The article you refer to deals with attrib.exe, not with Explorer or with
scripts.


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