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I cannot set any of my directories to read-write. I am an administrator of my WinXP Pro SP2 system. I use the properties dialog box to clear the r/o box and apply the change. When I re-enter the dialog the directory is back to read-only. Is there policy or something else that I am missing here??
Cheers, David212
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I have tried "C:\Program Files\Borland\CodeWright", an application, and "C:\Documents and Settings\Flory.PUCK\Application Data\CodeWright", which I created. I cannot remove the r/o flag on either directory.
Here's the reason. You may not "own" that directory or have "rights" to do such a change.
Try this. Take ownership and then make the changes.
Bob
I am the owner of the "current settings" directory. To add mystery, when I add "attributes" to the explorer detail view of the parent directory it shows no flags set. When I look using properties the box is checked. Perhaps the properties box is showing something else?
Cheers, David
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