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File Attritbutes Problem

Ste- · 2003-09-04 21:30:38

Running Windows XP Home And when trying to change the attritbutes to archive I apply changes then go back and it's back to read only. I've tried to change this with DOS aswell but to no avail. Can anyone help ?

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04-09-2003 10:30pm

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Ste-

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Running Windows XP Home
And when trying to change the attritbutes to archive I apply changes then go back and it's back to read only.
I've tried to change this with DOS aswell but to no avail.

Can anyone help ?

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#2 05-09-2003 8:35am
Eurorunner

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its inheriting permissions from a folder above maybe...?

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#3 05-09-2003 5:32pm
Ste-

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It's based just inside C:

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#4 06-09-2003 1:37pm
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Without trying to make you seem stoopid - Is it a file or a folder?

Windows Xp automatically displays all folders as read-only when you look at the properties, i'm not sure if this is only on a NTFS filesystem or not.

The folders aren't actually read-only though.
Check any folder on your system, you will see the same.

Just a thought....

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#5 06-09-2003 2:13pm
Ste-

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It's a folder and I know all folders are "read-only" but a program wanted to write to it and couldn't.

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