Re: "Read-only" Folders
From: Roger Abell [MVP] (mvpNoSpam_at_asu.edu)
Date: 02/05/04
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Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2004 20:13:40 -0700
Hi Drew,
Yes, I realize cmd.exe or the prior NT command.exe or for that matter
even the WoW (16) thunker, is not DOS.
Was the comment because I referred to the "DOS attrib command"
??
I guess I should just drop the historic reference as it is also a
command within the cmd.exe environments, ey ?
Roger
"Drew Cooper [MSFT]" <dcoop@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Oh - sorry about that. It's sometimes hard for me to tell when my words
> will seem like jargon and when they'll seem condescending. I'll
un-geek-ify
> things a bit . ..
>
> By "tri-state with checkbox" I meant that the checkbox actually has 3
> different states instead of the 2 you would normally expect: 1)checked and
> gray, 2)unchecked, and 3)checked. It's not very intuitive. The link that
> Roger posted probably explains this better than I could.
>
> By "'attrib' in the cmdline" I meant:
> - Click on "Start".
> - Go to "Run" and click on it.
> - In the textbox next to "Open:" type "cmd" and hit <Enter>.
> That new window that just opened is what I meant by "cmdline". You can
list
> files and subdirectories using the "dir" command, navigate throughout your
> directory structure with the "cd" command, and using the "attrib" command
> you can view and set the attributes on files and directories. For almost
> all commands you would want to use, " /?" will show you what parameters
the
> tool takes, syntax, etc. The "attrib" command will always tell you what
> attributes are set on a file and doesn't try to do any of that confusing
(to
> me) tri-state stuff.
> (In case Roger reads this: cmd.exe is not DOS. It's only DOS-flavored.
> There's a common myth that Windows XP has DOS somewhere under the covers.
> Not true.)
>
>
> Want to see what process has an open handle to the directory? You might
> want to download Process Explorer from sysinternals.com. It's a free UI
> tool that, among other things, shows you which processes have which files
> open. It's kinda like Task Manager on steroids.
> --
> Drew Cooper [MSFT]
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.
>
>
> "John" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:a38701c3eb8c$3e9aff80$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> > Hi Drew,
> >
> > Thanks for responding to my inquiry in the MS Community
> > Newsgroup. I have to admit that I'm not as "computer
> > literate" as you are. Not sure I understand what you
> > mean by "show a tri-state with the checkbox", or how to
> > confirm "attrib" in the cmdline. I tried re-booting and
> > importing the OE files without opening Windows Explorer
> > (in case Explorer was somehow "grabbing" the folder), and
> > still get the error: "The mail folder could not be
> > opened. If another application is using the file, please
> > close it and try again." The directory containing the
> > mail files is located in the Shared Documents directory.
> >
> > I am also confused as to why EVERY folder in Windows
> > Explorer has the Read-only attribute set (even new
> > folders I create) and I cannot seem to un-set that
> > attribute. It hasn't seemed to affect anything else,
> > although I've only had this new PC up and running for a
> > few days.
> >
> > Any other help/explanation you have to offer would be
> > welcome.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > John
> >
> >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >It's not really read-only. The UI is trying to show a
> > tri-state with the
> > >checkbox. And the UI never actually sets the r/o bit on
> > a directory anyway.
> > >("attrib" on the cmdline can confirm this.)
> > >
> > >I don't know what's using the directory that OE wants to
> > use, but if you
> > >have it open on your desktop, explorer is one culprit.
> > >--
> > >Drew Cooper [MSFT]
> > >This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
> > confers no rights.
> > >
> > >
> > >"John" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> > message
> > >news:9c7701c3eac2$c9b6a0d0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> > >> I am moving my Outlook folders (.dbx) from my old
> > >> Windows98 PC to my new XP Home Edition PC. All the
> > files
> > >> are successfully moved, but when I try to Import them
> > >> into Outlook, I get the message that the folder with
> > the
> > >> OE files cannot be opened because it may be in use by
> > >> another application. When I checked the properties of
> > >> the folder, the attributes say the folder is Read-only.
> > >> None of the files in the folder are Read-only. When I
> > >> try to un-set the Read-only attribute, it appears to
> > let
> > >> me do it, but whe I check it again, it's still read
> > only.
> > >> In poking around, it appears that ALL the folders are
> > >> Read-only. The user account I'm using is "Computer
> > >> Administrator". Why are all the folders Read-only and
> > why
> > >> can't I change or even create a folder that is not? I
> > >> also tried dragging the folder into the Shared
> > Documents
> > >> folder, but no luck.
> > >
> > >
> > >.
> > >
>
>
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