Directory Attribute is Read-only

[Guest moonhkt]

Hi All

 

Why my pc all directory Attribute is Raed-only ? When I unclick the

box. Check again, is remain unchange.

 

moonhkt

[Guest Shenan Stanley]

Re: Directory Attribute is Read-only

 

moonhkt wrote:

> Why my pc all directory Attribute is Raed-only ? When I unclick the

> box. Check again, is remain unchange.

 

 

Search using Google!

http://www.google.com/

(How-to: http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/basics.html )

 

Example:

http://www.google.com/search?q=Windows+XP+directory+read+only+attribute

 

What you likely want to look at:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326549/

 

Hope that helps...

 

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[Guest Fazal]

Re: Directory Attribute is Read-only

 

 

This attribute is by design..If u wish to restrict a user to read a file

u shud go to the security tab and uncheck the read option.

 

Regards

 

Fazal

 

 

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[Guest Bob I]

Re: Directory Attribute is Read-only

 

Because it doesn't do what you think it does. Ignore it, it is ONLY used

to SET or UNSET the attributes on the FILES contained IN the folder.

 

moonhkt wrote:

> Hi All

>

> Why my pc all directory Attribute is Raed-only ? When I unclick the

> box. Check again, is remain unchange.

>

> moonhkt

[Guest Tim Slattery]

Re: Directory Attribute is Read-only

 

moonhkt <moonhkt@gmail.com> wrote:

>Hi All

>

>Why my pc all directory Attribute is Raed-only ? When I unclick the

>box. Check again, is remain unchange.

 

There is no read-only attribute for a directory. What you're seeing is

a shortcut to allow you to set or clear the attribute for all files in

the directory.

 

Each time you display this tab of the properties dialog, you're

looking at a 3-state box in its third state: neither set nor unset. On

my computer that shows as a green blob in the box. Click it once, and

the box is empty, that's the NO state. Click it again and a check

appears, that's the YES state. If you click OK or Apply when the box

is in the YES or NO state, the read-only attribute is set or cleared

(depending on whether you're in YES or NO state) for EVERY file in the

directory. But when you bring the box up again, you will again see it

in the third state.

 

If you bring up the same box for the individual files, you'll see the

result of what you've done.

 

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[Guest Bob I]

Re: Directory Attribute is Read-only

 

 

 

Tim Slattery wrote:

> moonhkt <moonhkt@gmail.com> wrote:

>

>

>>Hi All

>>

>>Why my pc all directory Attribute is Raed-only ? When I unclick the

>>box. Check again, is remain unchange.

>

>

> There is no read-only attribute for a directory.

 

Hi Tim,

 

Actually, there IS a read-only attribute on directories, the real issue

is, that box has nothing to do with it. Other than that you have the

rest correct.

 

What you're seeing is

> a shortcut to allow you to set or clear the attribute for all files in

> the directory.

>

> Each time you display this tab of the properties dialog, you're

> looking at a 3-state box in its third state: neither set nor unset. On

> my computer that shows as a green blob in the box. Click it once, and

> the box is empty, that's the NO state. Click it again and a check

> appears, that's the YES state. If you click OK or Apply when the box

> is in the YES or NO state, the read-only attribute is set or cleared

> (depending on whether you're in YES or NO state) for EVERY file in the

> directory. But when you bring the box up again, you will again see it

> in the third state.

>

> If you bring up the same box for the individual files, you'll see the

> result of what you've done.

>