Why can't I change folder permissions in XP?!

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Doesn't matter if I select "apply changes to this folder only" or "apply
changes to this folder, subfolders, and files". I deselect read-only, click
"apply" or "ok", and XP acts as if it understood me. Then I immediately check
the folder properties again, and it is STILL read-only. I have a deadline and
PHP scripts that really need to be able to write to disk. BTW, the Web has
lots of complaints like mine, but none of the offered solutions I have found
have worked. Why isn't this BUG mentioned here?? Sorry about the anger but
the pressure is on me, and the problem seems to be swept under the rug. I've
jumped through all the hoops I know, here...
 
Doesn't matter if I select "apply changes to this folder only" or "apply
changes to this folder, subfolders, and files". I deselect read-only, click
"apply" or "ok", and XP acts as if it understood me. Then I immediately check
the folder properties again, and it is STILL read-only. I have a deadline and
PHP scripts that really need to be able to write to disk. BTW, the Web has
lots of complaints like mine, but none of the offered solutions I have found
have worked. Why isn't this BUG mentioned here?? Sorry about the anger but
the pressure is on me, and the problem seems to be swept under the rug. I've
jumped through all the hoops I know, here...
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Read only on a folder has no meaning to any well behaved program. Since it
is an "orphaned" attribute, Windows uses it to denote customizations for a
folder.

You Cannot View or Change the Read-Only or System Attribute of Folders
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;326549

Note also that the square marking in the Read Only box does *not* designate
read only. To test, click on the box more than 3 times. You'll see the
check (read only), no check (not read only) and a square. The square is the
"indeterminate" state. It means that some *contents* of the folder may or
may not be protected by permissions.

If you are running into "access denied" problems, you may need to consider
adjusting the permissions on the object. You mention web and PHP scripts--
if running a web server, one place you may have to check is the permission
settings in the control panel for the server.
 
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