attributes on C

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I noticed that if i create a folder on root of C (drive formatted NTFS) the
read only attribute is set. Any attempt to remove the read only attribute
appears to work and I get no errors but when closing and reopening the
properties of the folder it is set back to read only. This behavior doesn't
happen on D drive (partitioned disk). I can however create/delete files in
the folder without problem.

In microsofts documentation on the knowledge base states that the FAT
attributes have priority over the NFTS permissions. Then my question is:
Why can't I remove the attribute on folders created in the Root? Why if the
FAT attributes superseed NTFS permissions and the read-only attribute is set
that i can create/delete files?

The issue arose when a client of mine copied files from a CD rom onto the C
drive and can't remove the read-only attribute as they were used to doing...

Thanks
 
Tim_S said:
I noticed that if i create a folder on root of C (drive formatted
NTFS) the
read only attribute is set. Any attempt to remove the read only
attribute appears to work and I get no errors but when closing and
reopening the
properties of the folder it is set back to read only. This behavior
doesn't
happen on D drive (partitioned disk). I can however create/delete
files in the folder without problem.

In microsofts documentation on the knowledge base states that the FAT
attributes have priority over the NFTS permissions. Then my question
is:
Why can't I remove the attribute on folders created in the Root? Why
if the FAT attributes superseed NTFS permissions and the read-only
attribute is set that i can create/delete files?

The issue arose when a client of mine copied files from a CD rom onto
the C drive and can't remove the read-only attribute as they were used
to doing...

Thanks
Click to expand...

The read-only option on folders in XP is meaningless. If you'll look
carefully, you'll see that the option is actually greyed out,
indicating that this option is not available.

Is your client having difficulties using the files from his cd-r? If
not, then don't worry about the folder attributes. Have him copy his
files to the hard drive and open them from there.

Malke
 
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