Read Only Files

When I save files and pictures they automatically
attribute read only to files and when I try to change it
after I close file and reopen its back to read
only.....anyone know how to get files to save NOT read
only or to change it????

Thank you

Hiya Sally.. what type of files are you trying to
change.. if it is a picture file.. you can copy and paste
into new window... and that should give you access.. same
with adobe acrobate files.. you can copy and paste into
word pad.
Hope this helped you some
Cheryl

>-----Original Message-----
>When I save files and pictures they automatically
>attribute read only to files and when I try to change it
>after I close file and reopen its back to read
>only.....anyone know how to get files to save NOT read
>only or to change it????
>
>Thank you
>.
>

I have a brand new dell laptop with WIN XP. At my office
we use a accounting product called MAS 90. I have tried
to install our Software on more than one occasion and the
same error comes up "A read-only file in the target
directory cannot be overwritten. Please change the file
attribute and try again. Target Directory is C:\Program
Files\Common Files\ Microsoft Shared\DAO." I have read
the newsgroups front and back and have tried all of the
suggestions of the MVPs for similar problems. We have
installed this on other XP machines with out a hitch. Do
you all have any suggestions? I have contacted dell and
am put off (I will not buy from them again) and told that
it is a software issue.

kirk collins wrote:

> I have a brand new dell laptop with WIN XP. At my office
> we use a accounting product called MAS 90. I have tried
> to install our Software on more than one occasion and the
> same error comes up "A read-only file in the target
> directory cannot be overwritten. Please change the file
> attribute and try again. Target Directory is C:\Program
> Files\Common Files\ Microsoft Shared\DAO." I have read
> the newsgroups front and back and have tried all of the
> suggestions of the MVPs for similar problems. We have
> installed this on other XP machines with out a hitch. Do
> you all have any suggestions? I have contacted dell and
> am put off (I will not buy from them again) and told that
> it is a software issue.

Folders in XP appear to be read only but, for the most part, are not. For
those that are, a program shouldn't care if a folder is read only or not. It
should only be concerned about the attributes of individual files. The
message from MAS90's installer is complaining about a *file* that is read
only.

Check the properties of the files in that folder. You can select all files
(select the files, not the folder) and use the collective properties sheet
to remove the read only mark from the group in one fell swoop.

NOTE: You may want to copy those files to another folder to compare them to
the files you end up. The MAS program may be trying to overwrite a DLL with
an older version. That's great for the MAS program. It could be bad for
other installed programs that depend on the newer version of the DLL. A
common workaround is to copy the older file to the MAS program folder and
keep the newer one in the Shared folder.


--
Sharon F
Microsoft MVP, Windows - Shell/User

If you've tried changing the attribute and that didn't resolve it, it may be
a file ownership issue.

Note, file ownership and permissions supersede administrator rights. How
you resolve it depends upon which version of XP you are running.



XP-Home



Unfortunately, XP Home using NTFS is essentially hard wired for "Simple File
Sharing" at system level.

However, you can set XP Home permissions in Safe Mode. Reboot, and start
hitting F8, a menu should eventually appear and one of the
options is Safe Mode. Select it. Note, it will ask for the administrator's
password. This is not your administrator account, rather it is the
machine's administrator account for which users are asked to create a
password during setup.

If you created no such password, when requested, leave blank and press
enter.

Open Explorer, go to Tools and Folder Options, on the view tab, scroll to
the bottom of the list, if it shows "Enable Simple File Sharing" deselect it
and click apply and ok. If it shows nothing or won't let you make a change,
move on to the next step.

Navigate to the files, right click, select properties, go to the Security
tab, click advanced, go to the Owner tab and select the user that was logged
on when you were refused permission to access the files. Click apply and
ok. Close the properties box, reopen it, click add and type in the name of
the user you just enabled. If you wish to set ownership for everything in
the folder, at the bottom of the Owner tab is the following selection:
"Replace owner on subcontainers and objects," select it as well.

Once complete, you should be able to do what you wish with these files when
you log back on as that user.



XP-Pro



If you have XP Pro, temporarily change the limited account to
administrative. First, go to Windows Explorer, go to Tools, select Folder
Options, go to the View tab and be sure "Use Simple File Sharing" is not
selected. If it is, deselect it and click apply and ok.



If you wish everything in a specific folder to be accessible to a user,
right click the folder, select properties, go to the Security tab, click
Advanced, go to the Owner tab,
select the user you wish to have access, at the bottom of the box, you
should see a check box for "Replace owner on subcontainers and objects,"
place a check in the box and click apply and ok.

The user should now be able to perform necessary functions on files in the
folder even as a limited account. If not, make it an admin account again,
right click the folder, select Properties, go to the Security tab and be
sure the user is listed in the user list. If not, click add and type the
user name in the appropriate box, be sure the user has all the necessary
permissions checked in the permission list below the user list, click apply
and ok.

That should do it and allow whatever access you desire for that folder even
in a limited account.






--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

"kirk collins" <kcoll@jhksys.com> wrote in message
news:057601c386a9$e0903cd0$a301280a@phx.gbl...

> I have a brand new dell laptop with WIN XP. At my office
> we use a accounting product called MAS 90. I have tried
> to install our Software on more than one occasion and the
> same error comes up "A read-only file in the target
> directory cannot be overwritten. Please change the file
> attribute and try again. Target Directory is C:\Program
> Files\Common Files\ Microsoft Shared\DAO." I have read
> the newsgroups front and back and have tried all of the
> suggestions of the MVPs for similar problems. We have
> installed this on other XP machines with out a hitch. Do
> you all have any suggestions? I have contacted dell and
> am put off (I will not buy from them again) and told that
> it is a software issue.

I have already changed ownership I think. I can't click
the simple file sharing tab, because it is not there. Is
there an update or anything for this?

>-----Original Message-----
>I have a brand new dell laptop with WIN XP. At my

office

>we use a accounting product called MAS 90. I have tried
>to install our Software on more than one occasion and

the

>same error comes up "A read-only file in the target
>directory cannot be overwritten. Please change the file
>attribute and try again. Target Directory is C:\Program
>Files\Common Files\ Microsoft Shared\DAO." I have read
>the newsgroups front and back and have tried all of the
>suggestions of the MVPs for similar problems. We have
>installed this on other XP machines with out a hitch.

Do

>you all have any suggestions? I have contacted dell and
>am put off (I will not buy from them again) and told

that

>it is a software issue.
>.
>

I have already changed ownership I think. I can't click
the simple file sharing tab, because it is not there. Is
there an update or anything for this?

>-----Original Message-----
>If you've tried changing the attribute and that didn't

resolve it, it may be

>a file ownership issue.
>
>Note, file ownership and permissions supersede

administrator rights. How

>you resolve it depends upon which version of XP you are

running.

>
>
>
>XP-Home
>
>
>
>Unfortunately, XP Home using NTFS is essentially hard

wired for "Simple File

>Sharing" at system level.
>
>However, you can set XP Home permissions in Safe Mode.

Reboot, and start

>hitting F8, a menu should eventually appear and one of

the

>options is Safe Mode. Select it. Note, it will ask for

the administrator's

>password. This is not your administrator account,

rather it is the

>machine's administrator account for which users are

asked to create a

>password during setup.
>
>If you created no such password, when requested, leave

blank and press

>enter.
>
>Open Explorer, go to Tools and Folder Options, on the

view tab, scroll to

>the bottom of the list, if it shows "Enable Simple File

Sharing" deselect it

>and click apply and ok. If it shows nothing or won't

let you make a change,

>move on to the next step.
>
>Navigate to the files, right click, select properties,

go to the Security

>tab, click advanced, go to the Owner tab and select the

user that was logged

>on when you were refused permission to access the

files. Click apply and

>ok. Close the properties box, reopen it, click add and

type in the name of

>the user you just enabled. If you wish to set ownership

for everything in

>the folder, at the bottom of the Owner tab is the

following selection:

>"Replace owner on subcontainers and objects," select it

as well.

>
>Once complete, you should be able to do what you wish

with these files when

>you log back on as that user.
>
>
>
>XP-Pro
>
>
>
>If you have XP Pro, temporarily change the limited

account to

>administrative. First, go to Windows Explorer, go to

Tools, select Folder

>Options, go to the View tab and be sure "Use Simple File

Sharing" is not

>selected. If it is, deselect it and click apply and ok.
>
>
>
>If you wish everything in a specific folder to be

accessible to a user,

>right click the folder, select properties, go to the

Security tab, click

>Advanced, go to the Owner tab,
>select the user you wish to have access, at the bottom

of the box, you

>should see a check box for "Replace owner on

subcontainers and objects,"

>place a check in the box and click apply and ok.
>
>The user should now be able to perform necessary

functions on files in the

>folder even as a limited account. If not, make it an

admin account again,

>right click the folder, select Properties, go to the

Security tab and be

>sure the user is listed in the user list. If not, click

add and type the

>user name in the appropriate box, be sure the user has

all the necessary

>permissions checked in the permission list below the

user list, click apply

>and ok.
>
>That should do it and allow whatever access you desire

for that folder even

>in a limited account.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>--
>Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>Windows Shell/User
>Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>
>"kirk collins" <kcoll@jhksys.com> wrote in message
>news:057601c386a9$e0903cd0$a301280a@phx.gbl...

office

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