Files now Read Only

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Longinthetooth

Many of my files have swtiched to become Read Only, for example all my
photos! So I can't edit them, even simple edits like saving a photo as a
small file to send? Word, Excel and PowerPoint files, ie, all the common
stuff that I use everyday.

It seemed to occur when I established and used a new user, ie, instead of
using the Admin user, I created a ordinary user, so that my PC was at less
risk, ie, a basic recommendation of MS.
 
Longinthetooth said:
Many of my files have swtiched to become Read Only, for example all my
photos! So I can't edit them, even simple edits like saving a photo as a
small file to send? Word, Excel and PowerPoint files, ie, all the common
stuff that I use everyday.

It seemed to occur when I established and used a new user, ie, instead of
using the Admin user, I created a ordinary user, so that my PC was at less
risk, ie, a basic recommendation of MS.
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Did you copy the files to your new user account? If yes and now they are
read-only, you need to take ownership of them. You probably had made your
files private in the other account.

Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP [Q308421] -
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308421

How Do I Get the Security tab in Folder Properties? -
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_security_tab.htm


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