All my folders are in read-only and can't be changed back

[John Y.]

Hi, the subject explains it. I noticed one day that every
single one of my folders (but not the files inside) are
in read-only mode. When I unclick the read-only box in
Properties and then click OK, it'll immediately revert
back to being a read-only folder. Even when I create new
folders they are by default converted into read-only
folders. Why is this?

[Ronnie Vernon MVP]

John Y. wrote:
> Hi, the subject explains it. I noticed one day that every
> single one of my folders (but not the files inside) are
> in read-only mode. When I unclick the read-only box in
> Properties and then click OK, it'll immediately revert
> back to being a read-only folder. Even when I create new
> folders they are by default converted into read-only
> folders. Why is this?

John

XP makes folders read-only by design. See the following article for details.

You Cannot View or Change the Read-Only or System Attribute of Folders:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=326549



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