I have a word file I created and want to save, but when I try with save or save as and change name, it says I can't because its read only? Actually this happens to any file I try and save, in notepad and wordpad too. I right clicked, checked properties and the read only box is unchecked? Is it something in my services? Help? Could do it a week ago, must have done somethng...

vista prem 64

just noticed, I have external hard drive, can save it there but soon as I put it on my main c: drive same thing?

Originally Posted by Dzomlija

Where on your C: are you trying to save the file? Most locations that belong to the OS cannot be used, including (but lot limited to) "Program Files", "Windows" and the root folder. If you're trying to save to another person's "Users" folder, then this may be a permissions issue.

What happens if you try to "Save"/"Save As" the file to your Documents folder or to your Desktop?

Thanks for the help. the file is stored on my hard drive a this location:

computer - local disk ( C: ) - Atemp - "file"


same place I have stored for years. If I take the file and transfer it to my external drive i can do anything I want with it. As soon as I put it back it becomes read only, is my hard drive screwed? Its a month old. I have been storing the file here since I got the drive, no problem until yesterday....

well I deleted it on c drive, cut and paste the contents from the e drive file into another file making sure I just copied the exact text and made new file, put it back in Atemp and it works? Must have been a corruption embedded in the file somehow. Thanks for your help...