> Today I did same with Vista. Again the problem with the read-only > flag. Except this time after I uncheck the read-only box (and press > Apply etc), I find that the files continues to be read only. When I > reopen Properties I find the read-only box has been rechecked. I go > round and round several times, but the read-only flag can not be > disabled. Why is is so persistent? How do I get to edit my files? > > Any suggestions?
One trick that often works is to open a DOS window as admin, then issue the command: attrib -r c:\path\*.* ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************