Re: All Files are Read-Only
From: Drew Cooper [MS] (dcoop@online.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/21/02
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From: "Drew Cooper [MS]" <dcoop@online.microsoft.com> Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 18:06:24 -0700
The "seems-like-read only" is a very confusing attempt at a "tristate
checkbox" If there is a check mark and the box is grayed out, the folder
itself is not read-only, but files within might be. This is likely what
you're seeing, Bernd.
If you're trying to decrypt through the UI (not commandline "cipher.exe"),
files and folders should decrypt whether they're marked read-only or not.
The shell will flip the r/o attribute off, decrypt the files and folders,
then reapply the r/o attribute to the files/folders that had it before the
decrypt.
It gets worse from here . . .
If the system crashes and reboots whenever you try to decrypt, I'd really
like to know if the encrypted files are system files. If so, delete them
and replace them.
If they are only .xls files, it sounds like a serious problem with Excel/EFS
interop. It would be useful to let everyone know if you can decrypt an
individual .xls file. If you can't, it would be good to know what error
message you get.
You might want to repost with this information and put EFS in the subject
line to make sure that the EFS gurus all see it.
-- Drew Cooper [MS] This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. "Roger Abell [MVP]" <mvpNOSPAM@asu.edu> wrote in message news:#$AWqcBSCHA.4168@tkmsftngp08... > When you look at a file, not a folder, is it showing > as read-only with the checkmark? > Have you tried setting you password back to what > it was before in order to get at the encrypted data? > > -- > Roger Abell > MS MVP (Windows Platform), MCSE, MCDBA > Associate Expert - Windows XP ExpertZone > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone > > "Bernd Wiegandt" <wiegandtb@yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:4b9c01c24805$d850b740$b1e62ecf@tkmsftngxa04... > > I played arround with one of my folders and enabled > > Encryption. After that I also set to request a new > > password on next boot. After booting next day I noticed > > that all files in the folder that I tried to encrypt and > > thought I had undone the encryption, were still encrypted > > and marked Read-Only. I tried to undo the encryption > > setting, No Go. I tried to eliminate the Read-Only > > setting, No Go. I went to all other files and checked > > attributes, ALL FOLDERS on The C-Drive as well as on the > > E-Drive are Read-Only??? I tried to reset the Read-Only > > condition and it goes through the process (about 60 > > seconds) indicating that it is configuering File > > Attributes and after that, Same thing again, Read-Only. > > Even though I'm logged on as Administrator, I cant change > > any attribute af any file. If I try to create a new file > > folder on any drive , it automatically becomes Read-Only. > > > > Is this normal?? I don't think so because if I try to > > open any of the files in the encrypted folder, the System > > Crashes and auto-reboots. > > > > I sent tones of error reports to MS but they don't help, > > I get "it's a driver error" now ain't that funny. > > > > Can anybody HELP me with this??? I can't access my files > > (they are excel files).I tried copying them to another > > drive but excess is denied and copy is aborted. > > > > Please, Pleqase HELP > > Regards Bernie > >
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