Within the last week, that all the folders and files on my hard drive were selected 'read only '.

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  It is a serious aggravation and wonder if there is a fix that I have not been able to find. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

  I understand that after saving a file with a different name, her attribute "removes the read-only" you have no problem with again to change. If the problem is related only to files that have been previously registered with Windows XP.

  You can try this: move one of the old files on your desktop > make sure that the read-only attribute is not checked > bring it back to your external drive > check is possible to edit now. If it will work, you can just do this for all your files, simply by copying both.

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  I also wonder what users are listed under security settings: right click on the file > properties > Security tab. It should be rated "everyone" in its own right.

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  I want to transfer all my programs and files on another hard drive.  How I could do. ?  my windows has been preloaded.

  Hello

  programs need to be reinstalled from the original media

  You cannot transfer installed programs

  to transfer files, read this:

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  http://www.vista4beginners.com/move-user-files-folders-to-another-partition

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  and I think you should dissipate what you try to do

  Another question in the repair of Vista, that you want to move that installed full operating system, not only programs and the files on another hard drive

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  and read this on how to back up your data and also make a complete pc backup

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  see if this information helps you

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  I right click on them and there is no label of 'ownership '.

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  ·          How do you lock the folders?

  ·          The question came with all the files and folders?

  Step 1: Here's how you can take ownership of the files/folders

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  c. click on a user name or group under group or user names.

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/what-are-permissions

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• I lost all my folders and files from all contexts of my. Is there a way I can find my file and contects and transfer them to my new email address?

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  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...

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• I want to print a complete list of the folders and files that are on C:, but do NOT want to use &#60; PrntScrn &#62;. Is there another way? (Windows XP home edition)

  Print out c: folders and files.

  Such a command would be:

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  Diana

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• Irregular behavior of the task on all the folders and files list

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  Hello

  As I mentioned in my previous post, please create new account with administrator privileges and check if the problem persists. Follow the steps mentioned in the article below.

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