Vista - Folders - Read Only Cannot be Removed

I have just descovered (while trying to zip) all my folders are "Read only".
When I uncheck the option as soon as I hit OK and close, it becomes
rechecked.

Can anyone help me with this?

TIA

Ed

Ed O'Brien wrote:The read-only attribute has not been applicable to folders since XP. It
is the contents *inside* the folders that can be set to read-only.


Malke
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Thanks for coming back so quick. Unfortunately, I have to disagree. I have
one folder containing one file and a sub-folder contaniing 12 files. All the
files in both folders are okay but both the folder and the subfolder are
Read only and I cannot uncheck the Read only. I'm running Vista Home
Premium.



"Malke" <notreally@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Ed O'Brien wrote: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
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

There are two 'Owners' listed - both me. One has Administrator in front of
my name, otherwise they're the same. Checking as you described on the
'Security' tab, I find I do not have "Full Control", "Modify", "Read",
"Write" or "Special Permissions". The other three are grey (not black)
ticks. I can see no way to change these.



"Malke" <notreally@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi Ed,

You will want to use the one that has your username for the user account that you are currently logged in. You might take a look at this tutorial to see if it will help you. It has screenshots to help guide you along. Look at method two.

Take Ownership of file

Shawn

Thanks for this. I'm afraid it didn't help. I check my User Account - there
is oly the one - and that reads; "Edward. Administrator". When I visit the
various windows for 'ownership' etc. under "Group or user names" it lists 4
names. "Authenticated users", "SYSTEM", "Administrators
(Edward-PC\Administrators)" and Users (Edward-PC\Users).

I have tried using both that has my name within them. Neither has worked.

Oddly, while all permissions appear to be given they are all greyes oout and
cannot be changed.

Any thoughts?

Thanks for your patience.

Ed

"brink" <brink.2xbm98@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
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Do you have Show Hidden Files and Folders turned on, I've seen this behavior when a hidden read-only file is in the directory, it is expected behavior. Some files (like thumbs.db) will revert to read-only when you browse away from the folder, not really a big deal.

Ed,

I played around some more on this and discovered that this is true from inside the personal user folders and on the desktop in Vista. You can change the "Deny", but not the "Allow".

All of them have the "Read Only" as a blue box. This is null, it is not set as "Read Only". To make it Read Only, you would click the blue box, it will turn to a empty box, then you click it to check it. Uncheck it, and you will see it as the blue box when you open it again.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

The Read Only attribute has no meaning to folders. You cannot change it,
and it has no effect.

Note that it is not checked, but set as blue (Vista, gray in XP). Don't
worry about it, there are plenty of other valid problems in Windows to trip
you up.

Val


"Ed O'Brien" <edward.j.obrien@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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I have just descovered (while trying to zip) all my folders are "Read only".
When I uncheck the option as soon as I hit OK and close, it becomes
rechecked.

Can anyone help me with this?

TIA

Ed