Re: Write-protected files in XP Pro
- From: "Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2006 09:33:10 -0600
Macdian,
HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=308421
Try taking ownership of your My Documents folder first. If that doesn't
help, you'll have to figure out what other folder(s).
What I'm wondering is if I should try the "ownership" trick - but how
would
I do this for EVERY file folder in my computer.
You'd have to take ownership of Local Disk (C:) if that is your hard drive.
Also, would parsing the "desktop.ini" file be a solution to this problem -
the google groups discussions weren't entirely clear on that.
Windows already does that. If you have a cutomized icon for a folder,
Windows uses the destop.ini to store that information. Shared Documents,
Shared Music, Shared Pictures and Shared Video folders all get their name
from the desktop.ini. Otherwise their real names are Documents, My Music,
My Pictures My Videos.
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In news:70A0B7FA-6537-469C-9C48-110EBF72DEAE@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Macdian <Macdian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
I can't thank you enough for helping. However, after reading the linkshttp://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support/browse_frm/thread/61d3f9ef43fa8fde/3123f0a6561130da?lnk=st&q=insubject%3Aread+insubject%3Aonly+author%3Adavid+author%3Acandy&rnum=2&hl=en#3123f0a6561130da
posted, I don't think this is my problem:
I've accessed a few programs already today, such as a peer-to-peer
program, and others, which indicate that "A drive or directory is write
protected" or that the program is a protected file.
ALL of the folders in my entire computer have this issue...and it seems
that all programs that try to automatically write to a folder have
trouble with it.
What I'm wondering is if I should try the "ownership" trick - but how
would
I do this for EVERY file folder in my computer.
Also, would parsing the "desktop.ini" file be a solution to this problem -
the google groups discussions weren't entirely clear on that.
PS - I think it happened when I either installed or uninstalled a program
today.
Thanks again,
Macdian
"Wesley Vogel" wrote:
You do not have a problem. Quit wasting your time.
Read-only means *nothing* for folders. Only a *file* can be Read-only.
The Read-only check box for folders is there for convenience, it allows
you to change the Read-only attribute of all the *files* contained in
that folder.
[[The Read-only check box for folders is not available because it does
not apply to the folder. You can use this check box to set the Read-only
attribute for files in the folder.]]
The HELP question mark (?) explains it this way.
[[Specifies whether the files in this folder are read-only, which means
that they cannot be changed or accidentally deleted.
For multiple folders, if you select this check box all of the files in
the folders will be read-only. If you clear the check box, none of the
files in the selected folders will be read-only.]]
[[Read only on a folder does NOT mean read only. It means parse the
desktop.ini file. ]]
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general/browse_frm/thread/e74aae755f3ae6c2/c3b9cc87ab178b12?lnk=st&q=insubject%3Aread+insubject%3Aonly+author%3Adavid+author%3Acandy&rnum=3&hl=en#c3b9cc87ab178b12
[[There is no such attribute called read only on a folder, only Parse the
desktop.ini. ]]
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support/browse_frm/thread/8c8c5f4c39647c2a/c5ebff5b666cbc2a?lnk=st&q=insubject%3Aread+insubject%3Aonly+author%3Adavid+author%3Acandy&rnum=11&hl=en#c5ebff5b666cbc2a
[[It DOES NOT mean read only when applied to a folder, it means parse the
desktop.ini (as does the system attribute). ]]
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In news:6358605C-3E29-42BF-BBF6-1467138FE922@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Macdian <Macdian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
Hi,
All of a sudden, within the last 3 days, ALL folders on my HD have gone
into "read only" for all users - all users are Computer Administrators.
I've read the "how to take ownership" - and am wondering if I should try
this, and how would I accomplish it for all files?
I am currently running my McAfee virus scan to determine if there is
anything that I've been infected with.
Could it also have something to do with the amount of spybots that were
removed from my computer on Wednesday?
Thanks!
.
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