cannot change general attributes in xp home edition

[hp]

for some reason, i cannot change the "read
only", "hidden",
attributs in xp properties. i am the administrator,
and there are no other users on the computer.
i do the right click on file (from explorer) and
deselect the highlighted "read only" button. all
seems fine, but when i check the properties again,
the same button is checked again. i've tried everything
to unselect that button permanently.
any ideas ? :)
hp

[Roger Abell [MVP]]

This is as you say on a file ? or did you mean a folder ?

To see or change the read-only attribute on folders you must use the Dos =
attrib command. The read-only checkbox on folders appears to be as you =
indicate, but it is not. If you try it you find it will indicate that =
it is used to set the attribute on or off on all contained files. This =
is what it does, and is all that it is - a switch to modify the =
read-only attribute on contained files. After it is used it is =
returned to its intermediate, neither checked nor not checked, state. =20

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Roger=20

"hp" > wrote in message =
...
> for some reason, i cannot change the "read=20
> only", "hidden",
> attributs in xp properties. i am the administrator,
> and there are no other users on the computer.
> i do the right click on file (from explorer) and
> deselect the highlighted "read only" button. all
> seems fine, but when i check the properties again,
> the same button is checked again. i've tried everything
> to unselect that button permanently.
> any ideas ? :)
> hp