OK, now here we go, all folders read only can't change

I don't get this crap at all.
Everything has been fine, but now every folder I create is read only and I
cannot change it.

It lets me go in and change it, but when I go back, same crap.

I need to edit files, etc and THIS IS COSTING ME VALUABLE WORK TIME.

I can't afford to lose this time screwing with this crap.

What the f is going on?

I have not changed permissions on anything, users, files, folders, nothing.

This problem was discovered when trying to save files from an editor, but
now I see the same problem exists for all programs.

"Chippy" <> wrote in message
news:4BA25551-9A08-4DA6-9F44-...
>I don't get this crap at all.
> Everything has been fine, but now every folder I create is read only and I
> cannot change it.
>
> It lets me go in and change it, but when I go back, same crap.
>
> I need to edit files, etc and THIS IS COSTING ME VALUABLE WORK TIME.
>
> I can't afford to lose this time screwing with this crap.
>
> What the f is going on?
>
> I have not changed permissions on anything, users, files, folders,
> nothing.
>

It's not a problem. "read only" only applies to files, the attribute does
not apply to folders. Although you can see it in the folder properties, it
is meaningless. This article discusses why you see it:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326549/

--
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

"Chippy" <> wrote in message
news:F75B0628-5C7B-440C-ACB6-...
> This problem was discovered when trying to save files from an editor, but
> now I see the same problem exists for all programs.
>
> "Chippy" <> wrote in message
> news:4BA25551-9A08-4DA6-9F44-...
>>I don't get this crap at all.
>> Everything has been fine, but now every folder I create is read only and
>> I cannot change it.
>>
>> It lets me go in and change it, but when I go back, same crap.
>>
>> I need to edit files, etc and THIS IS COSTING ME VALUABLE WORK TIME.
>>
>> I can't afford to lose this time screwing with this crap.
>>
>> What the f is going on?
>>
>> I have not changed permissions on anything, users, files, folders,
>> nothing.
>>
>

The issue is not what I am seeing; it's that I cannot write to those
folders.

"Rick Rogers" <> wrote in message
news:...
> It's not a problem. "read only" only applies to files, the attribute does
> not apply to folders. Although you can see it in the folder properties, it
> is meaningless. This article discusses why you see it:
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326549/
>
> --
> 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
>
> "Chippy" <> wrote in message
> news:F75B0628-5C7B-440C-ACB6-...
>> This problem was discovered when trying to save files from an editor, but
>> now I see the same problem exists for all programs.
>>
>> "Chippy" <> wrote in message
>> news:4BA25551-9A08-4DA6-9F44-...
>>>I don't get this crap at all.
>>> Everything has been fine, but now every folder I create is read only and
>>> I cannot change it.
>>>
>>> It lets me go in and change it, but when I go back, same crap.
>>>
>>> I need to edit files, etc and THIS IS COSTING ME VALUABLE WORK TIME.
>>>
>>> I can't afford to lose this time screwing with this crap.
>>>
>>> What the f is going on?
>>>
>>> I have not changed permissions on anything, users, files, folders,
>>> nothing.
>>>
>>
>

Apparently this won't work in the ProgramFiles(x86) folder, which is where I
need it to work.

"Chippy" <> wrote in message
news:F1C5246C-87EE-4C4F-A88C-...
> The issue is not what I am seeing; it's that I cannot write to those
> folders.
>
> "Rick Rogers" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> It's not a problem. "read only" only applies to files, the attribute does
>> not apply to folders. Although you can see it in the folder properties,
>> it is meaningless. This article discusses why you see it:
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326549/
>>
>> --
>> 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
>>
>> "Chippy" <> wrote in message
>> news:F75B0628-5C7B-440C-ACB6-...
>>> This problem was discovered when trying to save files from an editor,
>>> but now I see the same problem exists for all programs.
>>>
>>> "Chippy" <> wrote in message
>>> news:4BA25551-9A08-4DA6-9F44-...
>>>>I don't get this crap at all.
>>>> Everything has been fine, but now every folder I create is read only
>>>> and I cannot change it.
>>>>
>>>> It lets me go in and change it, but when I go back, same crap.
>>>>
>>>> I need to edit files, etc and THIS IS COSTING ME VALUABLE WORK TIME.
>>>>
>>>> I can't afford to lose this time screwing with this crap.
>>>>
>>>> What the f is going on?
>>>>
>>>> I have not changed permissions on anything, users, files, folders,
>>>> nothing.
>>>>
>>>
>>
>

Hi,

That's because it's a protected system folder. When a program runs in Vista,
it does so virtualized in the user appdata structure. The user account will
not have sufficient privilege to write to the actual program folder unless
it is run with elevation (right click the .exe or shortcut and choose 'run
as administrator'). This is part of the security paradigm in Vista.

--
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

"Chippy" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Apparently this won't work in the ProgramFiles(x86) folder, which is where
> I need it to work.
>
> "Chippy" <> wrote in message
> news:F1C5246C-87EE-4C4F-A88C-...
>> The issue is not what I am seeing; it's that I cannot write to those
>> folders.
>>
>> "Rick Rogers" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> It's not a problem. "read only" only applies to files, the attribute
>>> does not apply to folders. Although you can see it in the folder
>>> properties, it is meaningless. This article discusses why you see it:
>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326549/
>>>
>>> --
>>> 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
>>>
>>> "Chippy" <> wrote in message
>>> news:F75B0628-5C7B-440C-ACB6-...
>>>> This problem was discovered when trying to save files from an editor,
>>>> but now I see the same problem exists for all programs.
>>>>
>>>> "Chippy" <> wrote in message
>>>> news:4BA25551-9A08-4DA6-9F44-...
>>>>>I don't get this crap at all.
>>>>> Everything has been fine, but now every folder I create is read only
>>>>> and I cannot change it.
>>>>>
>>>>> It lets me go in and change it, but when I go back, same crap.
>>>>>
>>>>> I need to edit files, etc and THIS IS COSTING ME VALUABLE WORK TIME.
>>>>>
>>>>> I can't afford to lose this time screwing with this crap.
>>>>>
>>>>> What the f is going on?
>>>>>
>>>>> I have not changed permissions on anything, users, files, folders,
>>>>> nothing.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>

Thanks

"Rick Rogers" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Hi,
>
> That's because it's a protected system folder. When a program runs in
> Vista, it does so virtualized in the user appdata structure. The user
> account will not have sufficient privilege to write to the actual program
> folder unless it is run with elevation (right click the .exe or shortcut
> and choose 'run as administrator'). This is part of the security paradigm
> in Vista.
>
> --
> 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
>
> "Chippy" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Apparently this won't work in the ProgramFiles(x86) folder, which is
>> where I need it to work.
>>
>> "Chippy" <> wrote in message
>> news:F1C5246C-87EE-4C4F-A88C-...
>>> The issue is not what I am seeing; it's that I cannot write to those
>>> folders.
>>>
>>> "Rick Rogers" <> wrote in message
>>> news:...
>>>> It's not a problem. "read only" only applies to files, the attribute
>>>> does not apply to folders. Although you can see it in the folder
>>>> properties, it is meaningless. This article discusses why you see it:
>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326549/
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> 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
>>>>
>>>> "Chippy" <> wrote in message
>>>> news:F75B0628-5C7B-440C-ACB6-...
>>>>> This problem was discovered when trying to save files from an editor,
>>>>> but now I see the same problem exists for all programs.
>>>>>
>>>>> "Chippy" <> wrote in message
>>>>> news:4BA25551-9A08-4DA6-9F44-...
>>>>>>I don't get this crap at all.
>>>>>> Everything has been fine, but now every folder I create is read only
>>>>>> and I cannot change it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It lets me go in and change it, but when I go back, same crap.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I need to edit files, etc and THIS IS COSTING ME VALUABLE WORK TIME.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I can't afford to lose this time screwing with this crap.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What the f is going on?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have not changed permissions on anything, users, files, folders,
>>>>>> nothing.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>

"Chippy" <> wrote:

>I don't get this crap at all.
>Everything has been fine, but now every folder I create is read only and I
>cannot change it.

Folders don't have the read-only attribute.

The checkbox you see in a folder's "property" box is a shortcut that
enables you to set or clear the read-only property of all files in
that folder (and optionally, subfolders) at once.

When the "Properties" dialogue opens, you see a three-state box in its
third state: neither checked nor unchecked. Unfortunately, the symbol
that MS uses for this state is *very* misleading. It usually appears
as a grayed out box with a check. People see the check and assume that
it's checked. (FWIW, on my XP Pro system at work, the box has a green
block in it, no checkmark.)

Click it several times and you will see it move from neutral to
cleared to checked, then back to neutral. Setting it either cleared or
checked, then clicking "Apply" or "OK" will set or clear the
read-only bit for all contained files. Of course, the next time you
open the box you again see the three-state box in its neutral state.

--
Tim Slattery
MS MVP(Shell/User)

http://members.cox.net/slatteryt

Got it, useful info, thanks!
C

"Tim Slattery" <> wrote in message
news:...
> "Chippy" <> wrote:
>
>>I don't get this crap at all.
>>Everything has been fine, but now every folder I create is read only and I
>>cannot change it.
>
> Folders don't have the read-only attribute.
>
> The checkbox you see in a folder's "property" box is a shortcut that
> enables you to set or clear the read-only property of all files in
> that folder (and optionally, subfolders) at once.
>
> When the "Properties" dialogue opens, you see a three-state box in its
> third state: neither checked nor unchecked. Unfortunately, the symbol
> that MS uses for this state is *very* misleading. It usually appears
> as a grayed out box with a check. People see the check and assume that
> it's checked. (FWIW, on my XP Pro system at work, the box has a green
> block in it, no checkmark.)
>
> Click it several times and you will see it move from neutral to
> cleared to checked, then back to neutral. Setting it either cleared or
> checked, then clicking "Apply" or "OK" will set or clear the
> read-only bit for all contained files. Of course, the next time you
> open the box you again see the three-state box in its neutral state.
>
> --
> Tim Slattery
> MS MVP(Shell/User)
>
> http://members.cox.net/slatteryt