Problem with read-only folders

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Frazze

Hi,

I've got a problem with my folders. They are all read-only
and I can't change it. I'm trying to learn ASP and working
with databases, but when I try to add info or edit info in
my database I get a message telling me that the file is
read-only. My database is not read-only, but the folder
it's in is.

I've tried all kinds of things, letting all users edit and
view the files in that folder and that kind of things, but
that doesn't help me at all, beacause the folder is still
read-only.

I've talked to some people who are using Windows2000 and
they don't seem to have this problem, does anyone know
what I have to do? I would really like to know.

Thank you
Frazze
 
Man I think I have the same problem. I have a program
that requires all users to write to the All
Users\Application Data but when they are logged on the
program always errors out. Not when I'm on as admin but
when they are as users. I tried to uncheck the read only
box in the properties field but it ALWAYS reverts back to
a "light" gray check mark, :?/ Anyway don't know if our
problems are the same but I didn't have this problem with
win2k but this XP Pro is definetely a challenge. I tried
everything I know and also bugged a lot of friends over
it. Just can't get rid of that light gray check mark
which i'm hoping is all that is wrong. Hmmmm...
that "LIGHT" gray check mark. Well i'm checking out.
Good Luck
 
F & R. Firstly F

Read only on folders has nothing to do with it. It's not really read only, it's just the space that is where read only is stored if it's a file. As folders can't be read only starting with Windows 95 folders got a new folder only attribute that means this is some sort of special folder. As it's stored in the space where read only is stored, and it doesn't have a name, it's called read only - but it means parse the desktop.ini in the folder. An example s the recycld folders on your hard drives. Looking at any is a vew of all. The desktop.ini file tells explorer to load the recycle viewer rather than a folder viewer. Same as fonts folder. If you make folders with read only set (type attrib in help) and copy c:\recycled desktop.ini (if ntfs then it's in a sub folder of the recycled directory) it will change to a recycle bin.

R

The default security for that folder is not to allow users to create or modify files there. Therefore your program is faulty. Type file permissions in help to see how to allow this faulty program to work.
 
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