Vista - uable to clear read only setting

For several of my folders, I'm unable to clear the read only setting.
I remember in XP there was a registry seetting I could change and then use
the attrib cmd to make the folder not read only anymore. Is that possible
with Vista?

Jeremy Schubert wrote:
> For several of my folders, I'm unable to clear the read only setting.
> I remember in XP there was a registry seetting I could change and then
> use the attrib cmd to make the folder not read only anymore. Is that
> possible with Vista?

The read-only attribute was not applicable to folders in XP and Vista is
the same. If you look more carefully at the attributes on an XP folder
you will see that the "read only" option was greyed out, indicating that
it was not available.

Perhaps if you post back with the problem you are having, someone will
be able to tell you how to solve it.


Malke
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My problem is that I have several folders on my drives that show as read
only. If I clear the read only box, the computer goes through the process
of clearing the read only setting (including sub folders). But when it's
finished it's thing, it reverts back to read only immediately. Any
suggestions would be welcome.

Jeemy

Jeremy Schubert wrote:
> My problem is that I have several folders on my drives that show as read
> only. If I clear the read only box, the computer goes through the
> process of clearing the read only setting (including sub folders). But
> when it's finished it's thing, it reverts back to read only immediately.
> Any suggestions would be welcome.
>
> Jeemy

As I said, the read only attribute is not applicable to folders so the
behavior you are seeing is as expected. If you can't access these
folders - you're getting some sort of "accessed denied" error - take
ownership of them. If it is some other issue, you'll need to tell us
what errors you're experiencing and the names/locations of these folders.

MS Windows Help - http://tinyurl.com/sbm34

Check the permissions of the file or folder the file is saved in and
take ownership:

1. Right-click the file or folder, and then click Properties.
2. Click the Security tab.
3. Under Group or user names, click your name to see the permissions you
have.

To open a file, you need to have read permission. For more information
on permissions, see What are permissions?

http://tinyurl.com/2j9vgr

To take ownership of a folder:

1. Right-click the folder that you want to take ownership of, and then
click Properties.
2. Click the Security tab, click Advanced, and then click the Owner tab.
3. Click Edit. Administrator permission required If you are prompted for
an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide
confirmation.
4. Click the name of the person you want to give ownership to.
5. If you want that person to be the owner of files and subfolders in
this folder, select the Replace owner on subcontainers and objects check
box.
6. Click OK


Malke
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Malke, thank you for your response.

From what I read on the web, yes it seems that the read only attribute
(which is not releated to the ntfs permissions) does not do what people
think it would It has some other function in the process. But I don't
understande why in that case, when you clear the attribute and then click
OK, you get a message asking if this should apply to only this folder or
also to all sub folders and files???

In anycase, here is my specific issue. I have a folder called ITUNES on my
external drive (G I have taken ownership of the folder and all of it's
contents. I have given full contol to Everyone. No other permissions are
set. I open Itunes and set the g:\itunes folder as my default music folder.
Then I set Itunes to consolidate my library to g:\itunes. Part way through
the operations, the operation fails with the message, write access denied.

Jeremy Schubert wrote:
> Malke, thank you for your response.
>
> From what I read on the web, yes it seems that the read only attribute
> (which is not releated to the ntfs permissions) does not do what people
> think it would It has some other function in the process. But I don't
> understande why in that case, when you clear the attribute and then
> click OK, you get a message asking if this should apply to only this
> folder or also to all sub folders and files???
>
> In anycase, here is my specific issue. I have a folder called ITUNES on
> my external drive (G I have taken ownership of the folder and all of
> it's contents. I have given full contol to Everyone. No other
> permissions are set. I open Itunes and set the g:\itunes folder as my
> default music folder. Then I set Itunes to consolidate my library to
> g:\itunes. Part way through the operations, the operation fails with
> the message, write access denied.

I don't know why it looks like you could possibly set read only on
folders. Bad graphical user design, I suppose. As for your issue with
iTunes, I don't know the answer. I have three suggestions:

1. In addition to specifically adding "Everyone" to the Security tab of
the root drive (G, try also adding "Everyone" to your own user
profile. IOW, explicitly make your user account a member of the
"Everyone" group. One would think it would already be like that, but
this is based on some sharing information from MVP Bill Castner and it
can't hurt to try. This is a WAG. ;-)

2. If that doesn't work, try moving your user account's Music folder and
create the iTunes folder in it. Point iTunes to that location. I don't
think I'd just copy the iTunes folder already on G: because of changed
permissions, etc. Backup the iTunes music you've already got elsewhere
first to be on the safe side. Delete the iTunes folder at the root of
G:. To move the Music folder to the G: drive, right-click on the Music
folder (in your user account) and then left-click Properties. There
should be a tab called "Location". Use the Move button to move the
folder to the G: drive. This is another WAG. ;-)

3. If still no joy, contact Apple support and ask them what's going on.

http://www.apple.com/support/
Apple Ipod (and itunes) discussion groups -
http://discussions.apple.com/categor...categoryID=150

If you get this sorted, it would be great if you'd post back with the
solution.


Malke
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Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

Shame on me! Installing the most recent version of Itunes did the trick!
Thanks for the link.

Jeremy Schubert wrote:
> Shame on me! Installing the most recent version of Itunes did the trick!
> Thanks for the link.

Wow! All that and it turns out you had an older version installed. Shame
on me for not asking you that first thing. ;-)

I'm glad you got it sorted and thank you very much for posting back with
the solution.


Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User