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Why is the Program Files folder marked Read-Only??
A folder that is marked as read-only does not prevent you from creating, modifying, or deleting files within that folder. Keith "Noreltny" <norel...@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:OL4Yu1NWCHA.4092@tkmsftngp11... I am editing the tags of some MP3 files and am having problems with the 'Read Only' status.

"marked as read only..."
It's normal for folders to be marked read-only in WinXP. Files are a different matter. How are you trying to copy files to a floppy or CD? For the CD, what recording method and media are being used? CD-R? CD-RW? And what "burning" software? Maybe the read-only restriction is on the receiving end of the copy,

Files mysteriously being marked Read-Only
In the process of saving, there was a prompt box that said the file is a read-only file. I knew that I never save my files as read-only, so I was perplexed. I went to my computer and to the files and its folder and it indeed was marked read-only. When I attempted to uncheck read- only and press apply,

read-only files
CDs are read only. Always. The files on a CD are read only. Always. What you want is an extension to the Operating System that would add ANOTHER attribute bit that would say "these files USED to be read/write, so even if they're on a read only medium NOW, they ought to be marked as read/write if they're ever copied

Dreamweaver MX - handling of read-only files
Hope this helps, Doug Robbins - Word MVP "xela" <xela1...@aol.com> wrote in message news:05de01c2df5c$8e34b780$3001280a@phx.gbl... I have been saving documents to a file that has suddenly gotten marked read-only. How do I change that so that I can continue saving word documents to it?

(still need help) Re: Edit buffer marked as read-only
0, you know the file is readonly. A little unsolicited advice: I have found it better to simply try to open a file in whatever mode reflects the required usage and handle any failure that occurs. The problem with testing for readonly, for example, is that the file may not be marked readonly but actually have write

error 80070002 = read only file!!!
You can only view or change a folder's Read-only or System attributes by using the attrib command. So why do you think that all of your folders are Read-only? Read-only for folders does not mean Read-only like it does with files. A file that is marked Read-only can be read, but it cannot be changed or deleted.

Folders marked "read only"
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook] Millmeis...@worldnet.att.net microsoft public outlook .pst files stored on a CD are marked read only by default. Therefore, they cannot be changed. Additionally, if you want to access the file, you would need to copy it to your hard drive and remove the read only attribute from the

CANCEL "READ ONLY"
All my mail is accessable (both new and old) and it's never changed to read only. All mailbox attributes stay marked as "archived" It sounds as if we both did the same thing There is no bit on a mastered disc for the read-only attribute. Every file written to CD-R is read-only by nature and by specification.

Files mysteriously being marked Read-Only
Chip Pearson c...@cpearson.com microsoft public excel programming Carsten, This will not necessarily test whether the workbook was opened for read-only access. It will only test whether the file itself is marked as read-only by the file system. It is possible to open a file for read-only access even if the file

How to get a file's read only attribute
Note: this will only tell you what are effective permissions on NTFS, and not what are user's permissions on the share... Another thing to try... Locate the Word file that is marked as Read Only. Right click on it and select properties. Does it have Read Only attribute assigned to it? If yes, remove it and try to

Saved files are marked as read only
I cannot seem to clear the read only attributes for anything. I try to save files on a CD-RW, and when I try to save changes to the file, it says that access is denied, it's read only. There are times when a folder is marked read only in Windows: system protected folders or customized folders are read only.

READ ONLY files when copying to CDs
Albert D. Kallal kal...@msn.com microsoft public access All, and any files copied from a cd rom (ROM = Read Only Memory) are thus marked as read only. So, copy the file off the media, and then right click on the file, and un-check the read-only setting for the file. This problem will occur for any file,

All Drives/All Files are marked as "Read-Only" Ideas?
However, sometimes, I need to use the files the other computer as well. However, with Win98, it appears that any file copied from a CDR or CDRW to my C: drive is automatically marked "Read Only". Is this a Win98 feature? a feature of the "EZCD Creator" software? Is there a way to turn it off?

Saved files are marked as read only
ADP file open, the second user will always receive the folowing message: "The database 'BTS' will be opened read-only because one of the following occurred: The file is locked for editing by another user, or the file (or the folder in which it is located), is marked as read-only, or you specified that you wanted to

"read only" problem w/Word & Excel files in Windows XP Pro
It doesn't matter if the file I attach is a ZIP file which contains one or more EXE files or an EXE file itself. If I extract from a ZIP file, the extracted EXE file is not the file that is marked read-only, the original containing ZIP file is. Meaning that they cannot delete the original ZIP file after extracting

Excel files marked read only in 3.0.11
I uncheck the box, and apply to all files and subfolders, but it's still checked when I click on Propperties again. I cannot seem to clear the read only There are times when a folder is marked read only in Windows: system protected folders or customized folders are read only. However a read only in a folder's

Folders always set to read only
I recently ran the program on my desktop while I was traveling, opening files from my RW drive disk. When I came back to my desktop in retrieve files from my RW drive disk, they were all marked read-only--but I didn't designate them read-only at any time on either computer. I have tried to save changes to these

can't clear read only from files, msg: access denied
taurarian taurar...@hotmail.com microsoft public windowsxp accessibility -----Original Message----- cd files made on this -putr marked "read only"-uneditable when i click "read only" off it refuses to do it- i kick it- but it still refuses how can i delete 'read only' files on cd? . You don't.

All files in one folder opening as Read-Only
My .dwg files in subdirectorys off of the root of a mapped drive are all seen as read only in autocad. Hello Chris! I had that problem with the files on our Netware 3.12 server, and it went away when I enabled OS2 name space (long file name support) on the server. Be aware that OS2 name space requires a good deal