On 2/26/10, Gene E. Bloch posted:
> On 2/26/10, Mokusatsu posted:
>> On Feb 24, 3:20šam, Gene E. Bloch <lett...@someplace.invalid> wrote:
>>> On 2/23/10, Mokusatsu posted:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Basics: Windows 7 Professional, Win 7 has been running on this machine
>>>> for months with no similar issue, last night for the first time I
>>>> decided to give WMC a go and I added my video and music libraries to
>>>> it.
>>>> Other software running: Windows Live Sync keeps this particular
>>>> directory synced between my desktop and notebook. šI was also at that
>>>> instant downloading a movie from Youtube to the directory.
>>>> About a minute after I added this folder to WMC the youtube video
>>>> downloader aborted with an error saying it couldn't write to the
>>>> directory. šThen Live Sync aborted, being unable to copy a file into
>>>> the directory. šI checked it out, and all write operations in this
>>>> folder (delete, rename, copy in) now required me to hit the
>>>> administrator button. šAccording to properties, the folder is now set
>>>> to read only.
>>>> Using Windows properties, I unchecked the read only box and it spent
>>>> several minutes running through all the subdirectories unsetting read
>>>> only in the whole directory. šHalf way through it required me to press
>>>> the administrator button to give it permission to proceed, then it
>>>> continued and supposedly finished its business. šHowever, the problem
>>>> wasn't fixed, and the read only flag remained checked.
>>>> I've Googled it, I've played around with an assortment of settings,
>>>> I've unshared the directory and reshared it, I've played with the
>>>> permissions, taken ownership of the folder etc. šNo change.
>>>> I can't see any settings within WMC which I can change.
>>>> Can anyone please advise me on what could be wrong here?
>>>
>>> That's not a Media Center question, I'm sure.
>>>
>>> The red-only flag in folders in Vista and 7 is used for an entirely
>>> different purpose, which I have forgotten. Your problem is doubtless
>>> elsewhere.
>>>
>>> Go to a Windows 7 or Vista group and look for read-only folders there.
>>> There are explanations which have been posted, I just don't remember
>>> the answer.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Gene Bloch 650.366.4267 lettersatblochg.com
>> Actually you're right, the problem seems to have been iTunes, which
>> seems to have gotten around to those folders while scanning for
>> media. When I turned off iTunes' option to "keep my folders organised
>> with iTunes" or whatever it was, the problem went away.
> Thanks for the info. I think I'll check into my iTunes settings now :-)
> BTW, I seem to have typed "red-only flag" above. Maybe I really meant
> "read-only flag" ;-)
Interesting. My iTunes option "Keep iTunes media Folder Organized" is
set, and I've had no problems.
Maybe it's because I haven't been adding media elsewhere than in iTunes
directly, and/or I haven't told iTunes to look around. But I'm really
confused about what's happening in your case, so I'll wait for someone
(you or another person?) to make it all clear.
I do share the iTunes library, i.e., make it accessible to other
programs (e.g., Windows Media Player).
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Gene Bloch 650.366.4267 lettersatblochg.com
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