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10-07-2007
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| | i cant change the Read-only attribute of a non-system folder the check box has a square instead of a check mark, and if i change it, the folder changes back to read-only |
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10-07-2007
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| | Re: i cant change the Read-only attribute of a non-system folder Hi, That's because "read only" as an attribute only applies to files, not folders. This is a common misperception, and you can read more on it here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326549/ -- Best of Luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Windows help - www.rickrogers.org My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com "Rich" <Rich@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:911FC294-1A43-4E36-96A1-FA1A9C1D8020@xxxxxx Quote: > the check box has a square instead of a check mark, and if i change it, > the > folder changes back to read-only |
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11-15-2007
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| | Re: i cant change the Read-only attribute of a non-system folder Hi, "Read only" as an attribute does not apply to folders, only files, which is why you could not change it (although you can seemingly uncheck it, it's actually greyed out). It appears because a folder has been customized, but is actually meaningless. -- Best of Luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Windows help - www.rickrogers.org My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com "Rickytshirt" <rcurrie@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:Rickytshirt.30324g@xxxxxx-mx.tabletquestions.com... Quote: > > I spent ages faffing around with this. In the end I copied and pasted > the folder in the same location, then deleted the troublesome folder. I > found that the copy didn't revert back to read only. > > > -- > Rickytshirt |
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