On 08/17/2015 06:23 PM, Dennis E. Hamilton wrote: > From: Dennis E. Hamilton [mailto:dennis.hamil...@acm.org] > Sent: Monday, August 17, 2015 18:17 > To: 'ap...@telus.net' <ap...@telus.net> > Subject: RE: WINDOWS 10 HOME USERS: Possible Read-Only Solution > > Find the OneDrive folder in the Windows File Explorer. > In its properties if you don’t see or can’t change HomeUser on that folder, > what you can do is add your own account to the Security “Group or user names” > Edit under Add. Give yourself Modify at least or even Full control as you > prefer. > When you apply that change, it should ripple through all of the subordinate > folders. > Let me know if that does the job for your account, at least. > If it doesn’t work, give more details about a single document where this > doesn’t work properly, along with how making the change was unsuccessful. > > - Dennis
Does anyone know if we've had similar issues for older "Home" editions of Windows? In any case, I think an added section on our Installation instructions for Windows would be a good idea. http://www.openoffice.org/download/common/instructions.html The "Home" edition is not mentioned at all. > > From: ap...@telus.net <mailto:ap...@telus.net> [mailto:ap...@telus.net] > Sent: Monday, August 17, 2015 15:02 > To: dennis.hamil...@acm.org <mailto:dennis.hamil...@acm.org> > Subject: Re: WINDOWS 10 HOME USERS: Possible Read-Only Solution > > > Your right BUT it doesn't work for ONEDRIVE (cloud account) by DEFAULT; other > spreadsheets behaved once I performed as you suggest. Trying to get a hold of > Microsoft see if can rid of this program or in the least how to deal with my > problem. Let you know. Thnxs. > > > > > -------Original Message------- > > From: Dennis E. Hamilton <mailto:dennis.hamil...@acm.org> > Date: 8/17/15 3:23:49 PM > To: users@openoffice.apache.org <mailto:users@openoffice.apache.org> > Cc: ap...@telus.net <mailto:ap...@telus.net> > Subject: WINDOWS 10 HOME USERS: Possible Read-Only Solution > > For those who upgraded to Windows 10 *Home*, the problem may be a difference > in access positions to certain folders on their PC. > I recommend trying this at the *folder* level. With luck, it will apply to > the entire Document, OneDrive, and other folders containing user data that is > now found to be set to Read Only. > On the troublesome folder (or individual file), find it in the Windows File > Explorer. > Then right click on the folder or file name, and select Properties on the > list that pops out. > On the Properties display, click “Security” > Then select HomeUsers and click the Edit button. Add Modify control and > Write to the permissions. (Or just take All or Full control, depending on > what the options are in your configuration.) > For other cases of suspected Windows 10 Upgrade issues, please continue to > report here. > And thank you Andrew for enduring the detailed check list and iterative > solution seeking. > - Dennis > > From: ap...@telus.net <mailto:ap...@telus.net> [mailto:ap...@telus.net] > Sent: Monday, August 17, 2015 12:15 > To: dennis.hamil...@acm.org <mailto:dennis.hamil...@acm.org> > Subject: RE: READ ONLY (PS) > > > I may have solved the problem. Once I got into PROPERTIS there are these > under GROUP OR USER NAMES: > > SYSTEM > HomeUsers (computorroom\HomeUsers) > Administrator (computorroom\Administrator) > > SECURITY TAB > > UNDER PERMISSIONS: All parts were allowed for SYSTEM AND ADMINISTRATOR but > for HOMEUSERS only READ & EXECUTE AND READ WERE ticked. > I changed the PERMISSIONS to allow ALL for HOMEUSERS. I tested on BNS > TRACKING and the read only in the title of the same spreadsheet of OPENOFFICE > disappeared. I did a test line on the spreadsheet and used SAVE AS and got an > updated correct spreadsheet. > > I will review other spreadsheets that I have and make according changes. > > Unless you may wish to add other comments/suggestions, I gratefully thank you > for complete help. By the way, should any other or further complications > occur may I call on you? Thnxs. > > > > > > -------Original Message------- > > From: Dennis E. Hamilton <mailto:dennis.hamil...@acm.org> > Date: 8/16/15 7:46:01 PM > To: users@openoffice.apache.org <mailto:users@openoffice.apache.org> > Cc: ap...@telus.net <mailto:ap...@telus.net> > Subject: RE: READ ONLY (PS) > > Thank you, Andrew. > > It appears that the read-only settings apply to documents in the \DOCUMENTS\ > and \ONEDRIVE\ folders in your OpenOffice History. > > The next test is to find out exactly where those folders are on your Windows > 10 PC. > > Let's concentrate on the "\DOCUMENTS" folder. > > Find where \DOCUMENTS\STOCK SHARES.ods is on your computer, using Windows 10 > File Explorer. You may have to open it on OpenOffice and Click File Save As > ... to see what folder OpenOffice shows as the already-known location. > Cancel any Save As ... . > Then go find that folder using the Windows 10 File Explorer. > > When you have found it in File Explorere, right click on the file name in the > File Explorer window and click Properties on the pop-down window. > > In the Properties window on the General tab, is the the Attribute: Read-only > box checked on the bottom row of the tab information? > > If so, see if you can remove the Read-only check in that box. > > If the check is shown in a grayed box, this will probably fail. If there is > a warning message, what is it? > > If clearing the check box works, you can just do this for other files. > > Otherwise let us know what you find with that one. > > - Dennis > > -----Original Message [abridged] ----- > From: ap...@telus.net <mailto:ap...@telus.net> [mailto:ap...@telus.net] > Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2015 14:22 > To: users@openoffice.apache.org <mailto:users@openoffice.apache.org> > Subject: READ ONLY (PS) > > LIST OF FILENAMES > > 3.. \DOCUMENTS\BNS STRACKING 4 14 ods > > 4. \DOCUMENTS\STOCK SHARES.ods > > 9. \ONEDRIVE\DOCUMENTS\GOLD SILVER TRACKING.ods > > > > > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com> > Version: 2015.0.6125 / Virus Database: 4392/10449 - Release Date: 08/16/15 > > > > > > > > > > -- -------------------------------------------- MzK “The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” --Lao Tzu --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
