How do I save changes on a read-only file?

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Massie

Okay, I have this document I started on my laptop. Then I took the CD I saved
it on to my computer. I typed some more and tried to save it. It wouldn't let
me. Could anybody help? Thanks!


~Massie
 
Hi Massie,

For the immediate problem, use File|Save As and give the file a new name.

For future reference, when you copy a file to a CD, it gets marked as read-only at the system level, and that attribute remains when
the file is copied to another drive. You can remove the read-only attribute from the copy on disk (not the CD) by selecting the file
with Windows Explorer, right-clicking then unchecking the read-only attribute via the properties button.

Cheers
 
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