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read only problem in windows 7 machines
Few days back I had put a request to install windows 7 on one of my dev PC.
It went smooth but I found a mysterious problem where all the folders on the drives are in read only state.
I googled it and found that number of users have already reported this issue on windows 7.
Do you have any work around for this problem.
It went smooth but I found a mysterious problem where all the folders on the drives are in read only state.
I googled it and found that number of users have already reported this issue on windows 7.
Do you have any work around for this problem.
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As a matter of fact, the Read O:nly attribute clearly states "Only applies to files in folder"..... Whats the actual problem you are having? Or are you just curious?
If just curious, don't worry about it as nothing is broken....
If just curious, don't worry about it as nothing is broken....
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The author never provided any feedback, and apparently hasn't visited Experts Exchange since originally posting the question. However, this is a fairly common misconception and I think that it might be more appropriate to close this question with a split between two comments: http:#36488663 and http:#36488677
My recommendation was previously stated in http:#36898277
If not then maybe set up a new user account.
If that doesn't work then you could try the slightly more involved way to do folder by folder:
Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then press Enter. (If the Run command is not listed on the Start menu, Click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, and then click Run.)
To remove the Read-only attribute, at the command prompt type the following command:
attrib -r drive:\<path>\<foldername>
You may also need to remove the System attribute. In that case, use the command:
attrib -r -s drive:\<path>\<foldername>