read only

Hi I have recently bought a new laptop running Windows 7. I have an external hard drive which I used to use on an old laptop which ran Windows XP. When I plug the USB external hard drive into my new laptop running Windows 7, I can only open files as read only. Why is the external hard drive...

I have asked this question elsewhere with no solution. I had an electric outage and lost some open Calc OO files. Now every folder/file (PDF too) on my computer is hidden. I have a check mark next to "Show hidden files, folders or drives" in Folder options. All files are shown but grayed out. I...

I know this seems like a question that has been asked many times, but none of the solutions I have found have worked. Recently, all of my folders on my hard drive have become read only. Even new folders I create are set to read only. However, all of the files remain unchanged. I realize that...

I think I did something that caused access to appdata to be denied to installed applications. As an example: I use RoboForms to save passwords, etc.. Old info saved can be used, but when I try to save new info I get the "access denied" massage. It looks like everything is set to "read only"...

I running Windows 7 and OpenOffice. When I try to open a file I get the message 'The document is locked for editing by 'my name' (time & date). If I go to the properties of that file in Explorer and change it to not Read Only, I still get the same message. I can open a copy to edit, save it...

I'm running windows 7 64 bit version 6.1.7600 Build 7600. I downloaded an Excel file from a trusted site and I can't open it. when I try to open it directly from the website I get messages like it's read-only, or already open, name and path may be invalid, or may no longer exist. Or, I can...

Hi. Well Im trying to run the windows xp virtual mode on windows 7 but i cant. When i try to set it to run virtual mode, I get this error message Link Removed Then when I try to disable read-only, this happens: Link Removed please someone help me.. Link Removed

I can not turn off read-only on my music files which are on a detachable hard drive. Apple iTunes will not let me customize the titles, description, etc since the files are read-only. I remove the read-only in Windows Explorer, for both the directory or even the individual song, apply and exit...

Hello All, I have an interesting problem. I have Admin privs. I have tried to delete a folder and it says that I need admin privys. I have check the permissions on this folder (btw it is empty). I won't let me change if from a read only. I have checked that it is not locked by a program...

Hi everyon! Im having some problems with the read-only attribute, I recently changed my HDD and I went from IDE to SATA, I moved all my info from one disk to the other, I installed Win7 and all seemed to work fine.. I started downloading some wallpapers by torrent and It started getting an error...

I have limited tech knowledge but here's the issue: I had a motherboard crash on a laptop running XP Home and wound up buying a new Gateway w/Windows 7. My backup data was on an external drive that was 3 years old, backed up using the NTBACKUP command. Windows 7 will not run NTBACKUP, so I...

Suddenly I find programme icons with a shield on and I am unbale to install anything at all. Each time I am told that folder c:\programmes is read only and will not allow access. It will not allow me to use c:\programmes(x86) saying this has disallowed characters. My otehr PC with WinXP has...

I have been told that I have to establish ownership of folders to remove the read only attributes on the folder. Does anybody know how to establis ownership of the folders. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

I keep creating folders that I want to share over my network and they keep getting marked as read only so that my other machines can see the folders but they cant access them. I noticed that when I create folders as a subdirectory of users I can open access the new folders but they come back as...

Hello! I'm having this weird problem. After about each second/third reboot one of my 6 hard drives become read only. It usually happen to a random drive (though, so far drive where W7 is installed never had that disease, yet) . I can't change any files on that drive and even right click option...

I have a game installed on my computer. All of a sudden, windows 7 has changed the entire folder to read only, and will not let me change the read-only status of the files. (Although it tells me it is changing the status) I am the only user. I have had this computer for less than a day. What...

I'm having some problems here but I'm not very computer literate so I'll just ask... I've downloaded Windows 7 off the wevsite, into a folder on my computer. I click on the tool "Win7-HP-Retail..." to "Unload the Box" and it gets to the end and tells me: "We are unable to create or save new...

This is not my first rodeo for sure. Well with win7 I guess it is. Anyway, I can't seem to get rid of the the read only attrib on a directory. I remove it and apply and close the window but when I look at the properties again, the box is colored again. (not a check mark) Meaning something in the...

Ok so paid the full amount for home premium clean install of windows 7. I downloaded the three parts when i try to run them i get an "uploading the box" message when that finishes i get an error message saying that " We are unable to create or save new files in the folder in which this...

I downloaded windows 7 64 bit earlier today from digital river and have spent the last few hours trying to install it. Everytime I try, i get the same error message: We were unable to create or save new files in the folder in which this application is downloaded. Please check the folder...