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Help! Something made all folders/files read only
Art Todesco wrote:
On 12/12/2018 6:36 PM, Bill in Co wrote: pyotr filipivich wrote: Art Todesco on Wed, 12 Dec 2018 10:56:27 -0500 typed in alt.windows7.general the following: On 12/12/2018 10:38 AM, Art Todesco wrote: On 12/12/2018 10:27 AM, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote: In message , Art Todesco writes: I think it was the latest MS rollout today. Everything on my computer, both C: and D: have been made read only. And I can't seem to fix it. I've tried to change permissions and it just goes through and seems to change, however, the next time you access any folder or file, it goes back to read only. Any ideas on how to get back to normalcy? AskWoody says "December 2018 Patch Tuesday is under way" and "MS-DEFCON 2: Patch reliability is unclear. Unless you have an immediate, pressing need to install a specific patch, don't do it." If you're pretty convinced it _is_ the update (I see three - a .net one, a system one, and the usual MSRT), have you tried a System Restore? No I haven't ... will do that next. Also, I can't even change the name of any file on my data drive, d:, as it complains, "Unknown User"! What's that all about? I did a System Restore to eliminate this morning's update and now, all seems to be fine. Very weird. Of course, I haven't checked every single file, etc., but the ones I had problems with after the update, seem to be ok. Thanks for all the advice. Make a backup of every file you don't want to lose. But I don't think that's practical for this case (nor would it help). He really either needs to use System Restore, or an image or clone backup, to resolve this kind of thing (that got screwed up by a windows update). Simply backing up individual files won't do it unless I've misread something here. Now that I know that a system restore can fix the problem, I might try reinstalling the update. But I think I'll wait to see if others have problems. In the mean time, I'm ok the way I am. I may never install that update! System Restore can be a Godsend, and it usually works. :-) The only thing better is to restore a clone or image backup of your system, which always works. :-) I've never been a fan of the windows updates, but I'm probably a bit more conservative than most here. But at least with Windows 7, you have a choice, unlike Windows 10 - (except I think someone has come up with a patch to prevent those updates, but I don't know, since I've never used Windows 10). |
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Help! Something made all folders/files read only
Bill in Co wrote:
System Restore can be a Godsend, and it usually works. :-) The only thing better is to restore a clone or image backup of your system, which always works. :-) I've never been a fan of the windows updates, but I'm probably a bit more conservative than most here. But at least with Windows 7, you have a choice, unlike Windows 10 - (except I think someone has come up with a patch to prevent those updates, but I don't know, since I've never used Windows 10). I generally like to poke the broken bit with a stick first, to see why it broke. But not everyone can afford such time luxuries. I eventually reach the point where I have to "punt" too, but it might take a few days for me to reach that conclusion. Paul |
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Help! Something made all folders/files read only
"Bill in Co" surly_curmudgeon@earthlink on Wed, 12 Dec 2018 16:36:36
-0700 typed in alt.windows7.general the following: pyotr filipivich wrote: Art Todesco on Wed, 12 Dec 2018 10:56:27 -0500 typed in alt.windows7.general the following: On 12/12/2018 10:38 AM, Art Todesco wrote: On 12/12/2018 10:27 AM, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote: In message , Art Todesco writes: I think it was the latest MS rollout today. Everything on my computer, both C: and D: have been made read only. And I can't seem to fix it. I've tried to change permissions and it just goes through and seems to change, however, the next time you access any folder or file, it goes back to read only. Any ideas on how to get back to normalcy? AskWoody says "December 2018 Patch Tuesday is under way" and "MS-DEFCON 2: Patch reliability is unclear. Unless you have an immediate, pressing need to install a specific patch, don't do it." If you're pretty convinced it _is_ the update (I see three - a .net one, a system one, and the usual MSRT), have you tried a System Restore? No I haven't ... will do that next. Also, I can't even change the name of any file on my data drive, d:, as it complains, "Unknown User"! What's that all about? I did a System Restore to eliminate this morning's update and now, all seems to be fine. Very weird. Of course, I haven't checked every single file, etc., but the ones I had problems with after the update, seem to be ok. Thanks for all the advice. Make a backup of every file you don't want to lose. But I don't think that's practical for this case (nor would it help). He really either needs to use System Restore, or an image or clone backup, to resolve this kind of thing (that got screwed up by a windows update). Simply backing up individual files won't do it unless I've misread something here. Ah. My response was to "I did a restore, and everything is back to 'normal'." My intended response was "Now, backup any of your files you don't want to lose." -- pyotr filipivich Next month's Panel: Graft - Boon or blessing? |
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Help! Something made all folders/files read only
Paul wrote:
Bill in Co wrote: System Restore can be a Godsend, and it usually works. :-) The only thing better is to restore a clone or image backup of your system, which always works. :-) I've never been a fan of the windows updates, but I'm probably a bit more conservative than most here. But at least with Windows 7, you have a choice, unlike Windows 10 - (except I think someone has come up with a patch to prevent those updates, but I don't know, since I've never used Windows 10). I generally like to poke the broken bit with a stick first, to see why it broke. But not everyone can afford such time luxuries. I eventually reach the point where I have to "punt" too, but it might take a few days for me to reach that conclusion. Paul And you have a lot more knowledge, so that makes it worth it. Anytime I have the requisite knowledge and don't mind wasting a few hours on tracking something down, or figure the journey is (in a sense) the reward, for knowledge gained from the experience, I'll do some digging. :-) |
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Help! Something made all folders/files read only
On 13/12/2018 03:24, Bill in Co wrote:
Paul wrote: Bill in Co wrote: System Restore can be a Godsend, and it usually works. :-) The only thing better is to restore a clone or image backup of your system, which always works. :-) I've never been a fan of the windows updates, but I'm probably a bit more conservative than most here. But at least with Windows 7, you have a choice, unlike Windows 10 - (except I think someone has come up with a patch to prevent those updates, but I don't know, since I've never used Windows 10). I generally like to poke the broken bit with a stick first, to see why it broke. But not everyone can afford such time luxuries. I eventually reach the point where I have to "punt" too, but it might take a few days for me to reach that conclusion. Paul And you have a lot more knowledge, so that makes it worth it. Anytime I have the requisite knowledge and don't mind wasting a few hours on tracking something down, or figure the journey is (in a sense) the reward, for knowledge gained from the experience, I'll do some digging. :-) It seems we are not too disimilar, Bill! Here's the first part of a thread of mine back in October! = Installing Linux Mint on an old Apple iMac Post by GA11 » Mon Oct 08, 2018 3:47 pm Hello - this my first post in these forums! :mrgreen: I'm just an amateur computer user who last week was presented with a small Dell computer by my daughter - "dad, can you fix this"? It was running Windows 10 but only has 32GB RAM. There was less than 3GB of disk space free - the new Update from Microsoft said it needed 8GB to install it. Long story short, the laptop now has Linux Mint 19 Cinnamon installed and it's running like a dream. That was my learning curve! My principal computer is now a new 27in Apple iMac. My 'old' 24in 2008 (model) iMac died and because it is now 'vintage' neither Apple nor appointed Apple authorised agents would touch it. A local computer shop diagnosed that the hard drive had failed but wanted much money to repair it. I decided to do the job myself! I've installed a brand new 1TB drive obtained from Western Digital through Amazon UK. However, I'm having great difficulty installing another operating system so checked my RAM with MemTest. Crucial are going to replace the RAM free of charge under their lifetime guarantee and I'm currently awaiting delivery of same. In the meantime, I've had a 'play' with trying to put Mint on the machine (using the RAM which came with the iMac back in 2009). This I have done and have been able to 'surf' on the Internet! The whole thread is he- https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtop...A11#p 1537501 -- Regards, David B. https://vxer.home.blog/2018/12/08/vxer-a-profile/ |
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Help! Something made all folders/files read only
On 12/12/2018 6:55 PM, Art Todesco wrote:
On 12/12/2018 6:36 PM, Bill in Co wrote: pyotr filipivich wrote: Art Todesco on Wed, 12 Dec 2018 10:56:27 -0500 typed in alt.windows7.generalÂ* the following: On 12/12/2018 10:38 AM, Art Todesco wrote: On 12/12/2018 10:27 AM, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote: In message , Art Todesco writes: I think it was the latest MS rollout today. Everything on my computer, both C: and D: have been made read only. And I can't seem to fix it. I've tried to change permissions and it just goes through and seems to change, however, the next time you access any folder or file, it goes back to read only. Any ideas on how to get back to normalcy? AskWoody says "December 2018 Patch Tuesday is under way" and "MS-DEFCON 2: Patch reliability is unclear. Unless you have an immediate, pressing need to install a specific patch, don't do it." If you're pretty convinced it _is_ the update (I see three - a .net one, a system one, and the usual MSRT), have you tried a System Restore? No I haven't ... will do that next. Also, I can't even change the name of any file on my data drive, d:, as it complains, "Unknown User"! What's that all about? I did a System Restore to eliminate this morning's update and now, all seems to be fine.Â* Very weird.Â* Of course, I haven't checked every single file, etc., but the ones I had problems with after the update, seem to be ok.Â* Thanks for all the advice. Make a backup of every file you don't want to lose. But I don't think that's practical for this case (nor would it help).Â* He really either needs to use System Restore, or an image or clone backup, to resolve this kind of thing (that got screwed up by a windows update). Simply backing up individual files won't do it unless I've misread something here. Now that I know that a system restore can fix the problem, I might try reinstalling the update.Â* But I think I'll wait to see if others have problems.Â* In the mean time, I'm ok the way I am.Â* I may never install that update! Well, this morning, after turning on the computer, the d: drive is again all read only. I know it was ok yesterday afternoon. And, if I try to change the permission, Windows say I must log in as the administrator. I know how to do this from a Command Prompt window, but do you do it from a regular Windows, window? |
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Help! Something made all folders/files read only
On 12/13/2018 8:26 AM, Art Todesco wrote:
On 12/12/2018 6:55 PM, Art Todesco wrote: On 12/12/2018 6:36 PM, Bill in Co wrote: pyotr filipivich wrote: Art Todesco on Wed, 12 Dec 2018 10:56:27 -0500 typed in alt.windows7.generalÂ* the following: On 12/12/2018 10:38 AM, Art Todesco wrote: On 12/12/2018 10:27 AM, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote: In message , Art Todesco writes: I think it was the latest MS rollout today. Everything on my computer, both C: and D: have been made read only. And I can't seem to fix it. I've tried to change permissions and it just goes through and seems to change, however, the next time you access any folder or file, it goes back to read only. Any ideas on how to get back to normalcy? AskWoody says "December 2018 Patch Tuesday is under way" and "MS-DEFCON 2: Patch reliability is unclear. Unless you have an immediate, pressing need to install a specific patch, don't do it." If you're pretty convinced it _is_ the update (I see three - a .net one, a system one, and the usual MSRT), have you tried a System Restore? No I haven't ... will do that next. Also, I can't even change the name of any file on my data drive, d:, as it complains, "Unknown User"! What's that all about? I did a System Restore to eliminate this morning's update and now, all seems to be fine.Â* Very weird.Â* Of course, I haven't checked every single file, etc., but the ones I had problems with after the update, seem to be ok.Â* Thanks for all the advice. Make a backup of every file you don't want to lose. But I don't think that's practical for this case (nor would it help).Â* He really either needs to use System Restore, or an image or clone backup, to resolve this kind of thing (that got screwed up by a windows update). Simply backing up individual files won't do it unless I've misread something here. Now that I know that a system restore can fix the problem, I might try reinstalling the update.Â* But I think I'll wait to see if others have problems.Â* In the mean time, I'm ok the way I am.Â* I may never install that update! Well, this morning, after turning on the computer, the d: drive is again all read only.Â* I know it was ok yesterday afternoon.Â* And, if I try to change the permission, Windows say I must log in as the administrator. I know how to do this from a Command Prompt window, but do you do it from a regular Windows, window? I think this is an Emily Latella moment (SNL). I'd like to say, "never mind". I just found out that today, the only time I get read only on the d: drive is, when I approach a file via an existing desktop shortcut. Now yesterday, was a different story ... No matter how you got to a file on the d: drive, it was read only. Today I removed the shortcut and made a new one. All's ok now. Thanks. |
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Help! Something made all folders/files read only
Art Todesco on Thu, 13 Dec 2018 09:12:56 -0500
typed in alt.windows7.general the following: On 12/13/2018 8:26 AM, Art Todesco wrote: On 12/12/2018 6:55 PM, Art Todesco wrote: [snip] Well, this morning, after turning on the computer, the d: drive is again all read only.* I know it was ok yesterday afternoon.* And, if I try to change the permission, Windows say I must log in as the administrator. I know how to do this from a Command Prompt window, but do you do it from a regular Windows, window? I think this is an Emily Latella moment (SNL). I'd like to say, "never mind". I just found out that today, the only time I get read only on the d: drive is, when I approach a file via an existing desktop shortcut. Now yesterday, was a different story ... No matter how you got to a file on the d: drive, it was read only. Today I removed the shortcut and made a new one. All's ok now. Thanks. Sounds like a "property" issue with the shortcut. I hate it when that happens. pyotr -- pyotr filipivich Next month's Panel: Graft - Boon or blessing? |
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