Guest Danno Posted February 4, 2008 Posted February 4, 2008 Somehow I've gotten my Program Files folder marked as Read Only. This of course prevents me from updating data files, or deleting anything under PF. I tried using the properties tab to uncheck RO, but that didn't work. Tried the same thing in safe mode, but it didn't work either. I restored the registry to a time before the problem using ERDNT, but it didn't work either. I tried changing the attributes using CMD, and I booted up in Command mode only. Neither one would let me change the attribute. HELP! Thanks in advance, Dan Hacker W2000ProSP4 -- ----------- Thousands of years ago cats were worshipped as gods. Cats have never forgotten this. -- Danbury Mint -----------
Guest Bob I Posted February 4, 2008 Posted February 4, 2008 Re: Folder locked as Read Only Your problem is that the "RO" box on the Properties Tab has no effect on and doesn't apply to the "Read-only" attribute of the Folder, only the files IN the folder. Please prove to yourself that "Read only" is not set on the folder. In Windows Explorer, with the contents of C: displayed, r-click on the Column headers, and "tick" "Attributes". Now, view the attributes for "Program Files". You don't see an "r", do you. Danno wrote: > Somehow I've gotten my Program Files folder marked as Read Only. This > of course prevents me from updating data files, or deleting anything > under PF. > > I tried using the properties tab to uncheck RO, but that didn't work. > Tried the same thing in safe mode, but it didn't work either. I > restored the registry to a time before the problem using ERDNT, but it > didn't work either. I tried changing the attributes using CMD, and I > booted up in Command mode only. Neither one would let me change the > attribute. > > HELP! > > Thanks in advance, > Dan Hacker > > W2000ProSP4 > >
Guest Danno Posted February 4, 2008 Posted February 4, 2008 Re: Folder locked as Read Only Aaahhhhh, sorry, but under Windows Explorer the attributes of the Program Files folder are RA. Using a command prompt, and the attrib command, it also shows the attribures of PA to be RA. Thanks for the reply, Dan Hacker -- ----------- Thousands of years ago cats were worshipped as gods. Cats have never forgotten this. -- Danbury Mint ----------- "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:OB3mBdzZIHA.4172@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > Your problem is that the "RO" box on the Properties Tab has no effect on > and doesn't apply to the "Read-only" attribute of the Folder, only the > files IN the folder. Please prove to yourself that "Read only" is not set > on the folder. In Windows Explorer, with the contents of C: displayed, > r-click on the Column headers, and "tick" "Attributes". Now, view the > attributes for "Program Files". You don't see an "r", do you. > > Danno wrote: > >> Somehow I've gotten my Program Files folder marked as Read Only. This of >> course prevents me from updating data files, or deleting anything under >> PF. >> >> I tried using the properties tab to uncheck RO, but that didn't work. >> Tried the same thing in safe mode, but it didn't work either. I restored >> the registry to a time before the problem using ERDNT, but it didn't work >> either. I tried changing the attributes using CMD, and I booted up in >> Command mode only. Neither one would let me change the attribute. >> >> HELP! >> >> Thanks in advance, >> Dan Hacker >> >> W2000ProSP4 >> >> >
Guest Ben Myers Posted February 4, 2008 Posted February 4, 2008 Re: Folder locked as Read Only "Danno" <rubyjack@frontiernet.net> wrote in message news:AFB6803A-1171-4AD5-88FF-566D33F38DCA@microsoft.com... > Somehow I've gotten my Program Files folder marked as Read Only. This of > course prevents me from updating data files, or deleting anything under PF. > > I tried using the properties tab to uncheck RO, but that didn't work. Tried > the same thing in safe mode, but it didn't work either. <snip> See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/256614/EN-US/ Ben
Guest Bob I Posted February 4, 2008 Posted February 4, 2008 Re: Folder locked as Read Only In that case at the command prompt at root of C:. attrib -R "Program Files" Danno wrote: > Aaahhhhh, sorry, but under Windows Explorer the attributes of the > Program Files folder are RA. Using a command prompt, and the attrib > command, it also shows the attribures of PA to be RA. > > Thanks for the reply, > Dan Hacker >
Guest Danno Posted February 6, 2008 Posted February 6, 2008 Re: Folder locked as Read Only You are a frickin' genius!!! Now can you tell me why "Command>attrib -r progra~1" didn't work, but 'Command>attrib -R "Program Files"' worked? Afterall, the more I understand, the more dangerous I become :-) Thanks also to Ben Myers for his suggestion. What would I do without my newsgroups, Dan -- ----------- Thousands of years ago cats were worshipped as gods. Cats have never forgotten this. -- Danbury Mint ----------- "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:udaSAU1ZIHA.4160@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > In that case at the command prompt at root of C:. > > attrib -R "Program Files" > > > > > Danno wrote: > >> Aaahhhhh, sorry, but under Windows Explorer the attributes of the Program >> Files folder are RA. Using a command prompt, and the attrib command, it >> also shows the attribures of PA to be RA. >> >> Thanks for the reply, >> Dan Hacker >> >
Guest Danno Posted February 6, 2008 Posted February 6, 2008 Re: Folder locked as Read Only Crud! Now I've got another folder marked as RA. It's path is "C:\The Paper Mill\C Drive\Program Files." I tried the 'attrib -R' from both the "C:\The Paper Mill\C Drive" directory and the "C:\" directory. Neither of them would change the attribute. Please help me again. Thanks, Dan -- ---------- Madness takes its toll. Please have exact change. ---------- "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:udaSAU1ZIHA.4160@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > In that case at the command prompt at root of C:. > > attrib -R "Program Files" > > > > > Danno wrote: > >> Aaahhhhh, sorry, but under Windows Explorer the attributes of the Program >> Files folder are RA. Using a command prompt, and the attrib command, it >> also shows the attribures of PA to be RA. >> >> Thanks for the reply, >> Dan Hacker >> >
Guest Bob I Posted February 6, 2008 Posted February 6, 2008 Re: Folder locked as Read Only Are you getting "Access denied"? If so "Take ownership" of the directory. Otherwise at "C:\" attrib -R "C:\The Paper Mill\C Drive\Program Files" should do the trick. Danno wrote: > Crud! > > Now I've got another folder marked as RA. It's path is "C:\The Paper > Mill\C Drive\Program Files." I tried the 'attrib -R' from both the > "C:\The Paper Mill\C Drive" directory and the "C:\" directory. Neither > of them would change the attribute. > > Please help me again. > > > Thanks, > Dan > >
Guest Danno Posted February 6, 2008 Posted February 6, 2008 Re: Folder locked as Read Only Yes, I'm getting "access denied." Aahhhh, how do I take ownership? Many thanks, Dan Hacker -- ---------- Madness takes its toll. Please have exact change. ---------- "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:eYOlyHNaIHA.3400@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > Are you getting "Access denied"? If so "Take ownership" of the directory. > Otherwise at "C:\" > > attrib -R "C:\The Paper Mill\C Drive\Program Files" > > should do the trick. > > > Danno wrote: > >> Crud! >> >> Now I've got another folder marked as RA. It's path is "C:\The Paper >> Mill\C Drive\Program Files." I tried the 'attrib -R' from both the >> "C:\The Paper Mill\C Drive" directory and the "C:\" directory. Neither >> of them would change the attribute. >> >> Please help me again. >> >> >> Thanks, >> Dan >> >> >
Guest Bob I Posted February 6, 2008 Posted February 6, 2008 Re: Folder locked as Read Only HOW TO: Take Ownership of Files http://support.microsoft.com/kb/268019 Danno wrote: > Yes, I'm getting "access denied." Aahhhh, how do I take ownership? > > > Many thanks, > Dan Hacker >
Guest Danno Posted February 6, 2008 Posted February 6, 2008 Re: Folder locked as Read Only Like I said. You're a frickin' genius. I followed the directions in the KB article. Then, after several fiddles, I figured out that I had to go to a command prompt to change the attribute. I'm going to put this message in the "Refences" folder. I don't ever want to go through this again. Many, many thanks, Dan Hacker -- ---------- Madness takes its toll. Please have exact change. ---------- "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:%23ZCxN%23NaIHA.2268@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > HOW TO: Take Ownership of Files > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/268019 > > Danno wrote: > >> Yes, I'm getting "access denied." Aahhhh, how do I take ownership? >> >> >> Many thanks, >> Dan Hacker >> >
Guest Bob I Posted February 7, 2008 Posted February 7, 2008 Re: Folder locked as Read Only Glad to hear you have the bugger sorted. As to how those folders got read-only set originally? Well, that's a bit of a puzzle but given the "ownership" issue, something was fiddling with them. ;-) Danno wrote: > Like I said. You're a frickin' genius. I followed the directions in > the KB article. Then, after several fiddles, I figured out that I had > to go to a command prompt to change the attribute. > > I'm going to put this message in the "Refences" folder. I don't ever > want to go through this again. > > > Many, many thanks, > Dan Hacker >
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