files marked read only

file is stuck in read only!
Phydeux phyd...@phydeux.com microsoft public windows server sbs I just got a call from my client's office that suddenly when one person opens a file (Word files) no one else can save to that file because the file is suddenly read-only. There's been no system-wide changes in months that would account for this.

Why is the Program Files folder marked Read-Only??
If I set the files to NOT read-only (they were read only since they were copied from a CD), the DB gets marked suspect and/or I get the error 9003: The LSN (12:32:1) passed to log scan in statbase "contacts" is invalid. How am I supposed to attach this dataabase in a write-enabled mode? -- Thanks, Martin Schmid.

Can't de-activate Read-Only attribute on files and folders
When files are burned to disk in IS0 or Joliet format (and maybe others) the folder or file will become Read Only because the media it is copies to is read only media. I suggest that you take a look to see if other folders and files are set the same way. If so you can boot to DOS and at the A:> type C: and then

Saving file attachments marks read-only attribute?
Tom Ogilvy twogi...@msn.com microsoft public excel misc Maybe that is the problem, but usually, this doesn't have anything to do with the Read Only attribute you describe. Excel will open such a file as read only. The read only in this error message is usually because the file has been marked as in use because of a

Read only resetting.
I DON'T want the DB read only... the file is marked read only because it was copied from READ ONLY media. -- Thanks, Martin Schmid, EIT, CCSA, MCDBA, MCSE "Jens Süßmeyer" <jsuessmeyer@[REJECT_SPAM]web.de> wrote in message news:euGR0OCeDHA.2436@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl... Hi Martin ! Even you want the database to be

Read only status
FUNCTION: OnFileReadOnly // // EVENT: FileReadOnly event is sent during file transfer when a read-only // file is needs to be overwritten or removed. // // ARGUMENTS: File - full path of file that is marked as read-only. // // RETURN: ERR_YES - the file should be overwritten or removed. // ERR_NO - the file should

files copied from cdr's are read only
For ages my folder has had "read-only" marked but recently, I noticed that the read-only attribute had been removed. This also meant the warning (about modifying contents) was no longer displayed. I've tried re-checking the read-only attribute and even tried setting it from DOS by typing 'attrib +r "Program Files"'

error 2172?
After having my computer formated and data files restored, I find that when I try to save changes to a file or save a new file to CD or zip drive the folder is marked "read only". Going to properties and changing the read only property button, I still can't save. It comes up "read only" again.

Urgent - Read-Only backup copy
My problem is that when ever I create a folder on the XP machine it is always marked read only. I have tried unsetting it and XP goes through the routine of asking if files and folders within the top folder also need to be reset, but the folder is still set as read only afterwards. How can I get this folder to not

Cannot Copy files to CD-receive a"Folder Marked Read Only"
In previous versions of Samba it affected the way the DOS "read only" attribute was mapped for a file. In Samba2.0 a file is marked "read only" if the UNIX file does not have the ´w´ bit set for the owner of the file, regardless if the owner of the file is the cur­ rently logged on user or not.

Read-only files
Paul Gienger pgien...@ae-solutions.com linux samba If we open excel files on a samba share, and then save them, they become read only Is there an easy way to stop this? Try upgrading. There are Excel specific notes in 3.0.12, of course 3.0.14a should be your target at present. -- Paul Gienger Office: 701-281-1884

Read Only file attributes?
John Inzer oo...@doobie.xyz microsoft public publisher annoyed student wrote: I have publisher 2003 and every time i try to save my homework onto CD it says the file is marked as read only. If it helps to know, I'm the administrator. Is there a way I can unmark it as read only as there's no other way i can save my

CD-RW Stores Files as "Read-Only"
Org linux samba On Tuesday 17 May 2005 15:30, Tom Dickson wrote: If we open excel files on a samba share, and then save them, they become read only Is there an easy way to stop this? Update to 3.0.14a - there were some patches for that problem that are in this release. - John T. -- To unsubscribe from this list go

Copy file from CD arer marked read only
Files copied directly off CD are (in my experience) always marked as Read-Only at the attribute level. Dunno whether they are held that way on the CD, or whether it is the OS that flags them thus in the process. Applies to both commercial CDs and my own CDRs. Files extracted from an archive or installer copied off

Read Only MDF LDF files
Calvin Crumrine Calvin_Crumr...@dced.state.ak.us microsoft public win2000 general If you don't see the connection between read-only status & the need to confirm deletion of a read-only file then IMO you don't really understand why files get marked as read-only. I'll agree that I don't like the mandatory nature of

Why is the Program Files folder marked Read-Only??
Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "sderan" <sde...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:1A098E0B-7F6A-441C-A048-D97E5E0618E7@microsoft.com... In Word X for Mac when a files is saved it automatically saves as read only.

Why is the Program Files folder marked Read-Only??
If your are using Windows XP and your are referring to folders not files, Then your have a Windows XP design designation as read only. The read only setting is for system purposes. If you have a application that has a problem with a folder marked as read only, check with the application vendor for a Windows XP

re cd files marked read only
David McRitchie dmcritc...@msn.com microsoft public excel setup Hi David, (please use mixed text in subject and question) ==== was a CD-R ever involved with thisf file ====== A CD-R is considered to be ReadOnly once written to, so once copied to a hard drive the file is marked read only. This holds true for files

Please Help! files marked as read only will not change
I unchecked it then opened the program, it sitll wont add. i check the attributes again and it is checked again. i checked the entire Program Files directory is read only. it will not uncheck. well it unchecks, but when you close it and open it again, it is re checked. any ideas? Mike This is by design.

Suggestion: Identifying Read-Only Source Files
I never mark a document as read-only, and I know for a fact that no one else in my office knows you can do that, let alone knows how to. Besides, often these problem files are ones I and only I work on--no one else here knows how to use Excel. I've checked the files-- they are not marked "read only.