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| | Can't get rid of write-protection. Hey! I have a really enoying problem! The folder that I keep all my music in have turned itself into write protection and I cant turn it off!?! Every time I turn it of in properties and click on ok, exit and enter properties again its there!? I use windows vista home premium. thanks. |
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| | Re: Can't get rid of write-protection. Folders are not 'write protected', files are possibly 'read-only'. Note the comment alongside the 'read-only' box 'only applies to files in folders'. All folders will show the same filled in box. Also note that the box is a filled in square not a check mark as it is for 'read-only' files. Michael "Wille" <Wille@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:0D6C9B82-C8D5-455F-8F98-FFC2431F3EE9@xxxxxx Quote: > Hey! > > I have a really enoying problem! The folder that I keep all my music in > have > turned itself into write protection and I cant turn it off!?! > > Every time I turn it of in properties and click on ok, exit and enter > properties again its there!? > > I use windows vista home premium. > > thanks. |
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| | Re: Can't get rid of write-protection. have you tried going into the command prompt and setting permissions using "attrib" Also try taking ownership of the directory? "Wille" <Wille@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:0D6C9B82-C8D5-455F-8F98-FFC2431F3EE9@xxxxxx Quote: > Hey! > > I have a really enoying problem! The folder that I keep all my music in > have > turned itself into write protection and I cant turn it off!?! > > Every time I turn it of in properties and click on ok, exit and enter > properties again its there!? > > I use windows vista home premium. > > thanks. |
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| | Re: Can't get rid of write-protection. 'write protected' does not apply to folders/directories, only to files. Whatever the OP's problem was it was not that the folder was write protected. The check box that is seen is a filled in square, not a check, also note the comment with it, applies only to FILES within that folder. Michael "Dennis Bryant BPC Solutions" <bpcsolutions@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:eS1qMsjYJHA.5312@xxxxxx Quote: > have you tried going into the command prompt and setting permissions using > "attrib" Also try taking ownership of the directory? > > "Wille" <Wille@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:0D6C9B82-C8D5-455F-8F98-FFC2431F3EE9@xxxxxx Quote: >> Hey! >> >> I have a really enoying problem! The folder that I keep all my music in >> have >> turned itself into write protection and I cant turn it off!?! >> >> Every time I turn it of in properties and click on ok, exit and enter >> properties again its there!? >> >> I use windows vista home premium. >> >> thanks. |
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| | Re: Can't get rid of write-protection. "Dennis Bryant BPC Solutions" wrote: Quote: > have you tried going into the command prompt and setting permissions using > "attrib" Also try taking ownership of the directory? > > "Wille" <Wille@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:0D6C9B82-C8D5-455F-8F98-FFC2431F3EE9@xxxxxx Quote: > > Hey! > > > > I have a really enoying problem! The folder that I keep all my music in > > have > > turned itself into write protection and I cant turn it off!?! > > > > Every time I turn it of in properties and click on ok, exit and enter > > properties again its there!? > > > > I use windows vista home premium. > > > > thanks. > |
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| | Re: Can't get rid of write-protection. Hi there I have an apparently identical problem using Windows XP witrh SP3. How do I take ovnership - there does not appear to be a "share" option in the "Files options£ Thanks "Dennis Bryant BPC Solutions" wrote: Quote: > have you tried going into the command prompt and setting permissions using > "attrib" Also try taking ownership of the directory? > > "Wille" <Wille@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:0D6C9B82-C8D5-455F-8F98-FFC2431F3EE9@xxxxxx Quote: > > Hey! > > > > I have a really enoying problem! The folder that I keep all my music in > > have > > turned itself into write protection and I cant turn it off!?! > > > > Every time I turn it of in properties and click on ok, exit and enter > > properties again its there!? > > > > I use windows vista home premium. > > > > thanks. > |
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| | Re: Can't get rid of write-protection. Gonefishin <Gonefishin@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: > >Hi there >I have an apparently identical problem using Windows XP witrh SP3. Quote: >How do I take ovnership - there does not appear to be a "share" option in >the "Files options£ >Thanks > >"Dennis Bryant BPC Solutions" wrote: > Quote: >> have you tried going into the command prompt and setting permissions using >> "attrib" Also try taking ownership of the directory? >> >> "Wille" <Wille@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:0D6C9B82-C8D5-455F-8F98-FFC2431F3EE9@xxxxxx Quote: >> > Hey! >> > >> > I have a really enoying problem! The folder that I keep all my music in >> > have >> > turned itself into write protection and I cant turn it off!?! >> > >> > Every time I turn it of in properties and click on ok, exit and enter >> > properties again its there!? >> > >> > I use windows vista home premium. >> > >> > thanks. >> |
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