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Skriven 2007-04-15 21:06:00 av JIM WELLER (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av JEFF GUERDAT
Ärende: A problem with read only
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-=> Quoting Jeff Guerdat to Jim Weller <=-

 > "Error 3 opening index. File may be Read-Only or may be in use by
 > another application".

 > properties, sure enough everything was
 > tagged read only. When I clicked to remove the read only attribute
 > on the top directory, I got a dialog box asking if I wanted to apply
 > the change to the folder, all sub-folders and files. I selected OK
 > and then Apply. When I started checking all the individual files
 > the read only attribute had been removed but the folders themselves
 > remained read only and the program still doesn't run but gives out
 > the same error message.

 JG> I'm surprised that the directories didn't get changed but no problemo
 JG> -  just right-click each directory and remove the read-only check mark.
 JG> You could use a DOS prompt and use the ATTRIB command to do the same
 JG> thing. 


Thanks for the fast response. See my own follow-up to my origional post.
ATTRIB didn't work either.

Since then I tried the following:

Unable to remove Read-Only attribute from folder
For a Microsoft Microsoft Windows XP
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326549/). 

SYMPTOMS You may be unable to remove the Read-Only attribute from a
folder using Windows Explorer. In addition, some programs may
display error messages when you try to save files to the folder.
Back to the top

CAUSE This behavior occurs because the folder is customized. You can
customize a folder by clicking Customize this folder on the View
menu. Many programs also customize folders (for example, the Fonts
folder comes with a customization as part of the standard system
configuration). Back to the top

WORKAROUND WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may
cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your
operating system.

Windows Explorer uses the Read-Only attribute to determine whether
or not the folder is customized. To work around this behavior, you
can configure Windows Explorer to use the System flag instead of the
Read-Only flag. To do this, use the following steps. 

NOTE: Some programs do not operate correctly with folders that have
the System attribute configured. 1. Start Registry Editor
(Regedit.exe). 

2. Locate the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current
Version\Explorer 

3. On the Edit menu, point to New, click DWORD Value, and then type
the following registry value name: UseSystemForSystemFolders

4. Right-click the new value, and then click Modify. 

5. Type 1, and then click OK. 

6. Quit Registry Editor. 

7. After you make this change to the registry, you must change the
Read-Only attribute for all affected folders by using the attrib
command at a command prompt (Command.com or Cmd.exe). Type attrib /?
at the command prompt to view the syntax for the attrib command. For
example, to change the Read-Only attribute to System for the C:\Test
folder, use the following command: attrib -r +s c:\test

xxx

Did it. Didn't work

xxx

then I downloaded from http://davidcrowell.com/archive/2007/03/11/Croa.aspx

and used: CROA Download version 1.6

Overview 
CROA is a handy utility that will clear the read-only bit of all
subfolders and files in a specific folder. This is extremely useful
after copying the contents of a CD to your hard drive. 

xxx

It didn't help.

xxx

You can't remove the read-only attribute from a folder? 03-Jan-01

"If you can't remove the read-only attribute from a folder, I bet
that you have a Desktop.ini file in the folder whose read-only
attribute is set.

To resolve the problem, remove the read-only attribute from the
Desktop.ini file, using either of the following:

- Right-click the Desktop.ini file and press Properties. Uncheck the
Read-only attribute and press Apply.

- Open a CMD prompt and type: attrib -r <Drive:>\Folder\Desktop.ini

xxx

That wasn't the case.

xxx

" When you copy files from a CD-ROM using Windows Explorer, any
read-only attribute is also copied. With the read-only attribute
set, you cannot edit the file. Some programs will not run if their
associated files have the read-only attribute set. 

You can manually clear the read-only attribute by right-clicking the
file in Windows Explorer, pressing Properties, and clearing the
Read-only box on the General tab. (Nope. See above. JW)

You can also open a CMD prompt and type attrib -r <destination>\*.*
[/s]."


I'm still stuck.








Cheers

YK Jim


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