Re: directories on C: are read only
From: Don M (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 04/13/04
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Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 10:50:27 -0700
I ran into this problem under W2K and it turned out to be
a problem with my Administrator privileges. Once I
changed them I was able to turn off the read only
attribute. However, it just happened again on my wife's
laptop which runs XP Home. (The problem must be initiated
by a piece of software I'm running on her system as well
as mine - image files being uploaded while on vacation).
I can't find the privileges associated with Administrator
and can't change them. I found references to simple
sharing but am not sure how to turn it off. Are we
talking Network Sharing or Local Sharing? The latter
doesn't seem to be a productive place to look. All of
Drive C: is now read only.
Don
>-----Original Message-----
>Never mind.
>
>My problem was largely solved by the answer to an
adjacent query regarding
>'access denied'. The solution involved turning off
simple file sharing and
>taking ownership of the directory tree. This worked
with the exception of
>three files in a subdirectory which remain untouchable
even though I became
>their owner. Hmmm. Insubordination.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Joe
>"Colin Nash [MVP]" <cnash-REMOVETHIS-@mvps.org> wrote in
message
>news:e9Nt9opHEHA.2012@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> That is normal with XP-- are you having a specific
problem with something
>> you are trying to do?
>>
>> Look here....
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-
US;326549
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "Joe" <jbspringer@mindspring.com> wrote in message
>> news:OnluKXpHEHA.1048@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> > A couple of weeks ago, my system disk failed. A
local shop replaced it
>> and
>> > reinstalled my XP Pro with my account as the only
account (and with
>admin
>> > privilege).
>> >
>> > Some of the applications directories have been set
to read only and will
>> not
>> > allow me to change them back to normal read/write
mode.
>> >
>> > Is there some configuration item that has caused
this?
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > Joe
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>
>.
>
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