Read Only Folder Problems

[Guest Brian Graham]

I recently bot a laptop with Vista Home Premium and networked it to my

desktop which runs XP. I can access all my files on the desktop from the

laptop but when I try to save changes I have made I get an error message

saying the file is "Read Only". Indeed when I use my Laptop to access the

same files the folders containing them are marked "Read Only" but I can make

changes to the files and save them. Can anyone suggest how I can (1) get my

files unmarked "Read Only" and (2) make and save changes from my laptop?

[Guest Nepatsfan]

Re: Read Only Folder Problems

 

"Brian Graham" <viewway@telus.net> wrote in message

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>I recently bot a laptop with Vista Home Premium and networked it to my desktop

>which runs XP. I can access all my files on the desktop from the laptop but

>when I try to save changes I have made I get an error message saying the file

>is "Read Only". Indeed when I use my Laptop to access the same files the

>folders containing them are marked "Read Only" but I can make changes to the

>files and save them. Can anyone suggest how I can (1) get my files unmarked

>"Read Only" and (2) make and save changes from my laptop?

>

 

 

The status of the Read-only box on the General page of the folder's properties

sheet has nothing to do with this issue.

 

On your XP PC, right click the folder you're trying to access and select

Properties from the menu.

Click on the Sharing tab.

 

If you're running XP Home Edition or XP Professional with the default settings

for Simple File Sharing enabled, you should see a section titled Network sharing

and security. Both boxes in this section, Share this folder on the network and

Allow network users to change my files, should be checked. Take a look at this

article for more info.

 

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/maintain/share.mspx

 

If you're running XP Professional and have disabled Simple File Sharing make

sure the appropriate users/groups are listed in the box and have Modify

permissions. Take a look at this web site for more info.

 

Windows XP Professional File Sharing

http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_filesharing/index.htm

 

Good luck

 

Nepatsfan