Failed to remove the read-only attribute

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• Remove the read-only attribute from all files in a folder

  How to remove the read-only attribute from all files in a folder. I tried to use the properties and used the attrib command, but all I see is when I right click on the folder, selecting Properties, it shows once again

  

  I followed the forums, but I'm really confused. Can someone help me with this. Thanks in advance

  I would like to start by finding which file is read-only again. This is probably a file as well as a miniature file desktop.ini.  An easy way to find it is to go to the details view, turn on the column heading "Attributes" and search for all files with the attribute value "R":

  In this example, the key of SB file is read-only:

  

• Writing javascript code to a box that when activated, it removes the read-only attribute in another area and allows a number against the default calculation that occur.

  I have an order entry form that calculates a sum of $ calculate markup by a formula in the section rating field simplified in the field on the tab properties.  The field of markup is set to read-only.  I also have a configuration like a checkbox.  If the user selects the check box, I need this field of markup to become editable (remove the read-only attribute) to allow a number to be entered in the field.  I guess I'd also need programmatically delete the calculation in the simplified field notation when the box has been activated.  I think I need a custom java script to trigger on mouse enter?  I could also use some help setting java script.  Someone has it all done something similar?

  Thanks in advance.

  You can no longer use the method of the "simple field notation" If you change the field in certain situations. The following script assumes that you just want to add two fields and use 25% of this amount as your markup, unless the box named "CheckBox" is checked, then the field will become editable and you can enter what you want:

  // get the state of the "CheckBox" - modify the field name to match your form
  var cb = this.getField("CheckBox");
  
  if (cb.value == "Off") {
      // Checkbox is unchecked, so perform the calculation and make sure the field is read-only
      event.target.readonly = true;
       // simple calculation - you need to modify this
      var result = (Number(this.getField("Field1").value) + Number(this.getField("Field2").value)) * 0.25;
      event.value = result;
  }
  else {
      // Checkbox is checked, so do not modify the value, set the field to read/write and let the user enter anything they want.
      event.target.readonly = false;
  }
  

• I am trying to remove the "read only" attribute of the file, that I had just downloaded in Windows Vista

  Original title: administrative account - change a read-only file

  Administrative account: I would like to change a file I am trying to download on my computer.  I don't know how my administrator account to change the file, I am trying to open - fly a read-only.

  Hi auddie,.

  1. What is the error you get when you try to open the file?

  I suggest that you take the file and check.

  a. right click on the file you want to take control and then click Properties.
  b. click the Security tab and then click OK on the security message (if one appears).
  c. click Advanced and then click the owner tab.
  d. in the name list, click your user name, click Administrator, if you are logged in as administrator, or click the Administrators group. If you want to take ownership of the contents of the folder, select the replace the owner of sub containers and objects check box.
  e. click OK and then click Yes when you receive the following message is displayed:

  You are not allowed to read the contents of directory folder name. Do you want to replace the the directory permissions with permissions granting you full control?

  All permissions will be replaced if you click Yes.

  Note: the name of the folder is the name of the folder you want to take charge.

  . Click OK, and then re apply the permissions and security settings that you want for the folder and its contents.

  Reference:

  Appropriating a file or a folder

  Aziz Nadeem - Microsoft Support

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• Removal of the read-only attribute

  I am trying to edit the Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts file.  When I try to save the file it tells me that the file is read-only.  I hi-lite the file, click Properties and uncheck the read-only, and then click on apply and close the properties and then try to return to the file it still has a read only attribute.  I need to edit it to get rid of all redirects that much wanted put in there by a jolt of malware.

  Try to login as administrator or run high Notepad. Users simply
  read rights.
   
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  "sallison199" wrote in message news: 3c9bbc5e-81f9-485-aea9-ca757d4c19d1...
  > I am trying to edit the Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts file. When I
  > try to save the file it tells me that the file is read-only. I hi-lite the
  > click file properties and remove the read-only check, then click on apply
  > close the properties and try again to return to the file there still
  > a read only attribute. I need to edit it to get rid of all the redirections
  > who have kindly put in there by a jolt of malware.
   
   

• I can't turn my photos because I can't disable the 'read only' attribute of my files.

  Whenever I go into the Properties uncheck the read-only attribute of my files, it won't let me, but he will return back as soon as I click on ' OK. "

  I tried to change the property, as well as the opening of full control.

  I'm already administrator.

  It happens even when I create new folders on my desktop. It it automatically read-only, and I am able to uncheck with him coming back after I click OK without worrying.

  Help, please.

  The photos are from my phone. Open them in the image viewer and I'm just turning them using that, or good right click to rotate.

  This also happens with the new cases, I create and save all the images that I have on my computer.

  The images themselves are not read-only. The folder attribute is the problem.

  Again, there is no attribute of read-only files.

  If you use an iPhone, the photos can contain metadata that preventing rotation.

  See this thread.

  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Forum/Windows_7-pictures/cant-rotate-some-photos-in-Windows-7-but-can/3a809845-9144-4BB1-9bb3-ab4f5b856524

• I can't uncheck the 'Read only' attribute with success a Program Files (x 86) folder. Help, please?

  Hello. I have mod Grand Theft Auto IV for pc. Long story short, I have the re - install. There is this called LCPDFR mod that allows you to become a police officer in the game. I need to download this. In order to successfully download this (when I try to download / save, he said "the Publisher of this program could not be verified". it gives me no option to run or something and that's it, apparently because of the problem I put in the title and Description), the root folder "Grand Theft Auto IV" (which is in my "Program Files (x 86)" folder) is not to be 'Read Only' (the 'Read only' checkbox must be deselected in 'Properties'). Do not forget that, under the tab 'security' in 'Properties', for the folder root of "Grand Theft Auto IV", I have administrators / me 'total control '. So, as I said, I uncheck the 'Read only', click on 'Apply', then 'Ok '. I go back in 'Properties' and 'Read Only' is checked as if I had never disabled it in the first place (when I already just did).

  So, in summary, the problem I have is that every time I uncheck "Read only", click on apply, then click ok, and go to properties again, it is always checked when I was already unchecked, applied and then approved it. This continues to be over and over and over again. Please help me?

  PS - I have windows 8.

  I thank you very much for your time and have a nice day!

  Hello. For some reason I'm not able properly to uncheck the 'Read only' attribute of a folder in my "Program Files (x 86)". Whenever I click to uncheck the 'Read only' in 'Properties' (tried several times) and click 'Apply', then 'Ok' and I go back to check it out, it is checked as if I've never disabled it. I have Windows 8. He continues to do this and I don't know why. Help, please?

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  Read-only status is normal for files because Windows ignores the
  attribute. Whatever the question is that you are trying to correct may not
  be associated with the State of the file read-only.

  If you change the attribute read-only folder... What follows
  the article covers Windows Server 2003, XP, Vista and 7... Perhaps it would be
  work for Windows 8.

  (326549) you cannot view or change the Read-only or the system
  attributes of folders in Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, in Windows
  Vista or Windows 7
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/326549/en-us

• Remove the read-only Application

  What can I do if I want to remove the read only application of a workspace?

  Sorry, I found it.

• I am trying to remove the read-only in a file of windows vista program

  Hello

  I'm having a problem with the program files in Windows Vista. I have a file that I need to be able to write to and I can't get out of the read-only mode. Can someone help me with this please?

  Thank you.

  You really shouldn't be messing around in the Program Files folder unless you REALLY know what you are doing, because the wrong action can cause a lot of damage to your programs (more than one in some cases).  You experience trouble intentionally caused by Vista.

  But assuming you want to do anyway for some reason, the said problem as a Teen geek is ownership and permissions.  They are particularly tight on the programs folder (and hard to get around even for people experienced in this sort of thing).

  You must you give full permissions and take ownership of the files or the folders that you intend to work with.  You may need to change the permissions of the parent due to inherited permissions folders.  You may also use the advanced permissions option to deal with special permissions (maybe change some while they are not inherited or others in order to provide the right permissions as well as the main permissions screen.  I don't know how long until you go to appropriating, but start with everything that you need and work upward only when necessary.  Here are a few guidelines for permissions and lines taken possession that should help you:

  To view your permissions, right-click on the file/folder, click Properties, and check the Security tab.  Check the permissions you have by clicking on your user name (or group of users).  Here are the types of permissions, you may have: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/What-are-permissions.  You must be an administrator or owner to change the permissions (and sometimes, being an administrator or even an owner is not sufficient - there are ways to block access (even if a smart administrator knows these ways and can move them - but usually should not because they did not have access, usually for a very good reason).)  Here's how to change the permissions of folder under Vista: http://www.online-tech-tips.com/windows-vista/set-file-folder-permissions-vista/.  To add take and the issuance of right of permissions and ownership in the right click menu (which will make it faster to get once it is configured), see the following article: http://www.mydigitallife.info/2009/05/21/take-and-grant-full-control-permissions-and-ownership-in-windows-7-or-vista-right-click-menu/.

  To resolve this problem with folders, appropriating the files or the drive (as an administrator) and give you all the rights.  Right-click on the folder/drive, click Properties, click the Security tab and click on advanced and then click the owner tab.  Click on edit, and then click the name of the person you want to give to the property (you may need to add if it is not there--or maybe yourself). If you want that it applies to subfolders and files in this folder/drive, then check the box to replace the owner of subcontainers and objects, and click OK.  Back and now there is a new owner for files and folders/player who can change the required permissions.  You can change now switched to read-only (even if the main folder indicates that they are always read-only - you can access yourself as the owner).  You can keep them in read-only to other users, customers and administrators even (although they can support themselves and access, if they wish, and it is really not that you can do to stop it except protect the file with a password by using a 3rd party product.)  Here is more information on the ownership of a file or a folder: http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/67717-take-ownership-file.html.  To add take ownership in the menu of the right click (which will make it faster to get once it is configured), see the following article: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/add-take-ownership-to-explorer-right-click-menu-in-vista/

  I hope this helps.

  Good luck!

  Lorien - MCSA/MCSE/network + / has + - if this post solves your problem, please click the 'Mark as answer' or 'Useful' button at the top of this message. Marking a post as answer, or relatively useful, you help others find the answer more quickly.

• Impossible to create accessible folders writable on a shared drive because the 'read only' attribute is slways and cannot be deleted.

  I have a windows 7 PC on a network with other computers (running XP earlier versions mainly).
  The PC has a reader shared with a shared folder, for general use in the folder data.
  When I create a directory under D:\data it "readonly" attribute is defined.
  I can't remove the attribute "read only". Tried the usual way using properties and using the attrib command.
  User has administrator privileges.
  Network users can see the contents of the directory but cannot write or save because of the attribute set readonly.

  -How to solve this problem?

  If anyone has REALLY an answer pls email * address email is removed from the privacy * it's urgent!

  Ask the administrator to change the attributes of the file to support the writing too. Administrators cannot change the attributes, that too much distance.

• Remove the read-only constraint of the table?

  Hello
  
  As part of the learning exercise, I ran the following query
  
  change used table read-only;
  Employee table is read only State now.
  
  I want to go back to the original state so that I can update and insert the rows in the table.
  FYI, I'm using oracle 11g.
  Thank you

  change used table read write;

• Can't remove read only attribute even using the command "Attrib - r".

  I have my computer laptop configuration to dual boot Windows Vista and Windows 7.  I installed Windows 7 to see Vista, images, music files and videos Documents in its libraries.  These four files have become read recently that in Vista, and I can't remove the read-only attribute.  I tried to use the attrib command in command as suggusted in KB326549, but I get a message "access denied."  I want to be able to access these files from two operating systems so that I don't need to save the files on two hard disk partitions.  Any suggestions?  Thank you.

  Jon

  By default, you have only write access to folders and files located inside your user (c:\users\yourname) directory, some hidden folders, and any file that you created.

  The only time you need to write access to all files outside of this area is at this time do system administration or install a program.

  This can be done easily by running some tool or install the program you use "Administrator" by right-clicking on it and clicking Run as administrator, which allow the tool access to the system.

  It's the new way of doing things in Windows Vista - the system is locked, and only the programs you are running as an administrator or you request automatically the authorization are allowed to access your computer. This will prevent programs to access your computer without your knowledge.

  This command "Run As Administrator" is ideal to run on Windows Explorer and command control.exe (Panel).

  It is * NOT * recommended that you change the security settings to allow write access on the operating system created for files and folders, as this will significantly reduce the security of your system.

  So, in essence, it becomes a question of permissions/ownership.  Here's how to deal both:

  To view your permissions, right-click on the file/folder, click Properties, and check the Security tab.  Check the permissions you have by clicking on your user name (or group of users).  Here are the types of permissions, you may have: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/What-are-permissions.  You must be an administrator or owner to change the permissions (and sometimes, being an administrator or even an owner is not sufficient - there are ways to block access (even if a smart administrator knows these ways and can move them - but usually should not because they did not have access, usually for a very good reason).)  Here's how to change the permissions of folder under Vista: http://www.online-tech-tips.com/windows-vista/set-file-folder-permissions-vista/.  To add take and the issuance of right of permissions and ownership in the right click menu (which will make it faster to get once it is configured), see the following article: http://www.mydigitallife.info/2009/05/21/take-and-grant-full-control-permissions-and-ownership-in-windows-7-or-vista-right-click-menu/.

  To resolve this problem with folders, appropriating the files or the drive (as an administrator) and give you all the rights.  Right-click on the folder/drive, click Properties, click the Security tab and click on advanced and then click the owner tab.  Click on edit, and then click the name of the person you want to give to the property (you may need to add if it is not there--or maybe yourself). If you want that it applies to subfolders and files in this folder/drive, then check the box to replace the owner of subcontainers and objects, and click OK.  Back and now there is a new owner for files and folders/player who can change the required permissions.  You can change now switched to read-only (even if the main folder indicates that they are always read-only - you can access yourself as the owner).  You can keep them in read-only to other users, customers and administrators even (although they can support themselves and access, if they wish, and it is really not that you can do to stop it except protect the file with a password by using a 3rd party product).  Here is more information on the ownership of a file or a folder: http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/67717-take-ownership-file.html.  To add take ownership in the menu of the right click (which will make it faster to get once it is configured), see the following article: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/add-take-ownership-to-explorer-right-click-menu-in-vista/.

  Good luck and I hope this helps!
  Lorien - MCSA/MCSE/network + / A +.

• I have a laptop running XP pro with office 2003. All of a sudden all the folders and files in the folders have read only attribute applied.

  This make all folders on the computer and all the files stored inside. The individual files are not performed. If I remove read-only folders and files and click OK, reopen the file and the attribute has been applied.
  Any solution to this problem s.

  Dave

  It's not a problem... it is a feature.

  At a time in the past, Windows has decided that the read-only attribute means nothing, because it applies to files, so Microsoft 'solved' this bit to indicate to whom the file has been customized.  There are other methods available if you really don't want to do a write-protected file.  The details are explained in the following Microsoft KB article.  I recommend reading the article in full to understand what Microsoft did...

  "You can not view or change the read-only or the attributes of system files in Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7"
      <>http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/326549 >

  HTH,
  JW

• Cannot get rid of the read-only file attribute

  I have a folder on my PC which is marked read-only.  The Setup program seems set up like that.  If I right click on the folder and go to 'Properties' there is a grey checkmark on "read only".  If I have it uncheck the box, and then click OK or apply then OK, it remains unalterable (the grey tick comes).  There is no hidden file in the folder.

  How can I fix it?

  Contrary to all logic of common sense, the 'Read only' attribute, as shown in the Properties screen has absolutely nothing to do with 'Read only' when it refers to a folder in Windows XP. In fact, it indicates that it is a custom folder.  A full explanation can be found here:

  "You can not view or change the read-only or the attributes of system files in Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7"
    <>http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/326549 >

  You don't mention exactly what your "problem" is with this folder, so I can not develop too much more than that.

  HTH,
  JW

• Cannot cancel the read-only file attribute.

  I click to clear the read-only and then hit apply to apply it to the folder and all subfolders, and looks like he took command. I closed the window and then reopen it and the read-only attribute is again highlighted. I am the administrator of the computer and I tried to move the folder to another location.

  Read/write attributes are not applicable to files in Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7. That's why you can't change the way you do. If you try to take possession of the file, this is how:

  Appropriating a file or a folder under Windows XP [Q308421] - http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308421

  How can I get the Security tab in the folder properties? - http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_security_tab.htm
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