i cant change the Read-only attribute of a non-system folder

the check box has a square instead of a check mark, and if i change it, the
folder changes back to read-only

Hi,

That's because "read only" as an attribute only applies to files, not
folders. This is a common misperception, and you can read more on it here:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326549/

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"Rich" <> wrote in message
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> the check box has a square instead of a check mark, and if i change it,
> the
> folder changes back to read-only

I spent ages faffing around with this. In the end I copied and pasted
the folder in the same location, then deleted the troublesome folder. I
found that the copy didn't revert back to read only.


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Rickytshirt

Hi,

"Read only" as an attribute does not apply to folders, only files, which is
why you could not change it (although you can seemingly uncheck it, it's
actually greyed out). It appears because a folder has been customized, but
is actually meaningless.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"Rickytshirt" <> wrote in message
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>
> I spent ages faffing around with this. In the end I copied and pasted
> the folder in the same location, then deleted the troublesome folder. I
> found that the copy didn't revert back to read only.
>
>
> --
> Rickytshirt