In message , Tim Meddick
writes:

To make certain a file or folder is having it's read-only attribute
removed:- open a "Command Prompt" (type [cmd.exe] into the Run box on
the Start Menu) and type the following command :

attrib -r "My Folder"

...where you must replace the words "My Folder" for the folder (or file) name.

You must also be in the folder/directory containing the folder/file in
question when you issue this command (so you'll need some cd commands
after opening the command window), or use a full path name (watching out
for spaces in it).
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I say that this may be the cause because of something you wrote in your
post concerning "...attribute is marked green..." green being the
color such encrypted files and / or folders are shown in after
encryption.

(I've just - when I got down to this point - noticed that you've
top-posted!)

The person who had the green attributes was Albert, not jexie. Also,
Albert said the attributes are green, not the file/folder itself; I'm
not sure what he meant by that, but I'm assuming (possibly wrongly) that
he means something in the properties box, rather than the name as shown
in explorer. (I think I know what you mean there - I haven't seen green,
but I've seen blue for compressed, where the file/folder name itself is
shown in a different colour to the others next to it.)
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Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)




"jexie" wrote in message
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"Thorsten Matzner" wrote:

Albert wrote:

I can't save files to any directries on Win XP after I installed
the OS updates. The folders attributes is marked green on the read
only attrib and when I clear it, it comes back and it doesn't let
me save. Im login as administor, so thats not the problem. Please help.

The attribute is not the problem here. See "You Cannot View or Change
the Read-Only or System Attribute of Folders"
(http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=326549).

-- (tm)

My problem is with folders also but what I want to do is to delete some
folders. When I right click and delete, I get the following message "cannot
delete xxx: It is being used by another person or program, Close any program
that might be using the file and try again." I have closed all program in any
way related to xxx and tried again. Stil the same error message.

When I right click on properties, I see that read only is checked. I uncheck
it and then click apply. When I open it again, the read only is checked
again. Thorsten, you suggested that read only is not the problem.

I read the link that you mentioned but it seemed to say in one place that
windows explorer ignored the read ony attribute and in another place that
there is no read only attribute in the properties box. And then it tells me
to use the cmd command, which I dont really understand. I really feel
stupid. what do I do?





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