Thank you for yor answer! When checking the folder with "attrib" in cmd.exe,
it doesn't show as read-only, and when I try to change the attrbute, I get an
"access denied" message. What am I missing here? :-)
"Ronnie Vernon MVP" wrote:
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> Tobbe
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> The 'Read Only' attribute for folders is redundant and is ignored by
> Windows. You will notice that the read only box is filled in, as opposed to
> having a check mark or being empty.
>
> See the following article for a more complete explanation.
>
> 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
>
>
> --
>
> Ronnie Vernon
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Desktop Experience
>
>
> "Tobbe" <Tobbe@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> > When I try to turn off thewrite protection on my folders on an USB hard
> > drive
> > everything works fine, after the usual security questions, but next time I
> > check the folder, it's write protexted agin. How come? I'm logged in as
> > an
> > administrator and don't receive any error messages when trying to turn off
> > the write protextion.
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > Tobbe
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