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Matthew
I've noticed this and have seen a couple of posts but it seems most people
don't "interpret" the post as intended.
I have Vista 32bit. I am an administrator. If a file has the "read-only"
attribute checked, I can NOT delete the file. Vista complains that I need
"privileges in order to delete the file" and asks me to "try again". I have
full permissions on the file, and I am the owner of the file. The issue
stems from the fact that it's marked "read only".
If I remove the read-only attribute, I can delete it fine!
What gives here? In XP, if you attempted to delete a read only file, it
would prompt you telling you the file was read-only and asked if you were
sure you wanted to delete it. Vista flat out implies I have no permissions
to the file, which is untrue.
I sometimes have network directories that contain thousands, maybe millions
of files in them. Changing attributes on that many files, prior to deleting
them poses significant problems.
Is this a bug in Vista?
don't "interpret" the post as intended.
I have Vista 32bit. I am an administrator. If a file has the "read-only"
attribute checked, I can NOT delete the file. Vista complains that I need
"privileges in order to delete the file" and asks me to "try again". I have
full permissions on the file, and I am the owner of the file. The issue
stems from the fact that it's marked "read only".
If I remove the read-only attribute, I can delete it fine!
What gives here? In XP, if you attempted to delete a read only file, it
would prompt you telling you the file was read-only and asked if you were
sure you wanted to delete it. Vista flat out implies I have no permissions
to the file, which is untrue.
I sometimes have network directories that contain thousands, maybe millions
of files in them. Changing attributes on that many files, prior to deleting
them poses significant problems.
Is this a bug in Vista?