> 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\*.*


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