Thanks Tony.  They were set as Read Only (which I removed).  Did what was
required.
al

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tony Lowe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>


> At 01/22/2006, Al Christie wrote:
> >I thought that the purpose of the Shared Documents folder was to make
files
> >accessible to everyone.  Is my logic wrong?
>
> Yes, they are accessible by everyone, but the default permissions
> only allow the Owner group to delete or change them.  Since you are
> using Pro (logged in as admin, of course), just right-click the
> folder and go to Properties.  On the Security tab, highlight
> Computername\Users and give the group full control.  That should do
> the trick.  It can be done in XP Home, too, but you must reboot to
> Safe Mode to get the security tab.
>
> Alternatively, on a home computer, you can give Users full control of
> the My Documents folder as well.  I did that with my limited account
> so I have full access even when logged in as admin.  Just put a
> shortcut somewhere to make it easier to get to.

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