Vista - Moved files are READ ONLY?

Check to see if the folder iteslf is Read Only. If it is, clear that.

Then open the folder, press CTRL + A to select all the icons, right-click
any selected icon and choose Properties. Clear the Read Only checkbox and
click OK. No need to do each file one at a time (in any version of Windows).




"Harry Krause" <harry.krause@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:OZqRvBxZHHA.4940@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Argh!
>
> I moved entire directories of files from my old computer, which ran XP, to
> my new one, which runs VISTA. All the files moved just fine.
>
> If I open one of these files, say a WORD file, and try to make a change
> and then save the file, I can't because, a pop-up box tells me, it is a
> READ ONLY file.
>
> I've tried going to the folder and changing all the attributes of the
> files it contains so that none are READ ONLY any longer, but this does not
> work.
>
> So, the question is, how do I get rid of the READ ONLY attribute on
> thousands of files in various directories without having to do it
> individually to each file?
>
> Thanks!

Argh!

I moved entire directories of files from my old computer, which ran XP,
to my new one, which runs VISTA. All the files moved just fine.

If I open one of these files, say a WORD file, and try to make a change
and then save the file, I can't because, a pop-up box tells me, it is a
READ ONLY file.

I've tried going to the folder and changing all the attributes of the
files it contains so that none are READ ONLY any longer, but this does
not work.

So, the question is, how do I get rid of the READ ONLY attribute on
thousands of files in various directories without having to do it
individually to each file?

Thanks!

Just FYI wrote:
> Check to see if the folder iteslf is Read Only. If it is, clear that.
>
> Then open the folder, press CTRL + A to select all the icons,
> right-click any selected icon and choose Properties. Clear the Read Only
> checkbox and click OK. No need to do each file one at a time (in any
> version of Windows).
>
>
>
>
> "Harry Krause" <harry.krause@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:OZqRvBxZHHA.4940@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Argh!
>>
>> I moved entire directories of files from my old computer, which ran
>> XP, to my new one, which runs VISTA. All the files moved just fine.
>>
>> If I open one of these files, say a WORD file, and try to make a
>> change and then save the file, I can't because, a pop-up box tells me,
>> it is a READ ONLY file.
>>
>> I've tried going to the folder and changing all the attributes of the
>> files it contains so that none are READ ONLY any longer, but this does
>> not work.
>>
>> So, the question is, how do I get rid of the READ ONLY attribute on
>> thousands of files in various directories without having to do it
>> individually to each file?
>>
>> Thanks!
>

That doesn't seem to work. After trying your suggestion, when I open a
file in WORD, make a change and try to save it, I still get the READ
ONLY silliness.

Harry Krause wrote:
> Argh!
>
> I moved entire directories of files from my old computer, which ran
> XP, to my new one, which runs VISTA. All the files moved just fine.
>
> If I open one of these files, say a WORD file, and try to make a
> change and then save the file, I can't because, a pop-up box tells
> me, it is a READ ONLY file.
>
> I've tried going to the folder and changing all the attributes of the
> files it contains so that none are READ ONLY any longer, but this does
> not work.
>
> So, the question is, how do I get rid of the READ ONLY attribute on
> thousands of files in various directories without having to do it
> individually to each file?

Did you move the files by copying them to a CD?

All files on a CD have the read-only attribute set (think about it) and that
attribute moves with the file.

Harry Krause wrote:
> So, the question is, how do I get rid of the READ ONLY attribute on
> thousands of files in various directories without having to do it
> individually to each file?
>
> Thanks!

It might be easier from the command prompt:

attrib -r c:\*.* /s /d

removes read-only from every file and folder.

--
LSR

LSR wrote:
> Harry Krause wrote:
>> So, the question is, how do I get rid of the READ ONLY attribute on
>> thousands of files in various directories without having to do it
>> individually to each file?
>>
>> Thanks!
>
> It might be easier from the command prompt:
>
> attrib -r c:\*.* /s /d
>
> removes read-only from every file and folder.
>


That got me lots of "access denied" messages.