Windows 7 Read Only on all Folders, Take Ownership, CMD attrib don't work. Losing my mind

[Bree Geek]

Hi,

I have been on the edge of chucking my computer out the window for hours, and the only support I get from colleagues in my masters program is "Get a mac!"

Anyway, yesterday I was working on something in CodeBlocks and when I went to build my project, I got stuck in a loop of "this project has not been built yet, want to build it now?", which has NEVER happened to me before. I looked at the folder, and it had the "Read Only" filled in with a blue box.

I tried to uncheck it, and apply. That didn't work. I tried changing User settings for the folder, which didn't work. I followed the cmd window advice (attrib -r +s C:/ etc etc), and that didn't work. I downloaded, installed and ran "Take Ownership", right-clicked the folder, and 'took ownership' with reported success from the command window, but still it cannot build any of my projects, and read-only is still filled in.

I noticed this plight of Read Only has now spread to each and every one of my folders. I have been sobbing as each and every attempt to get my computer back to its old working self has failed time and again.

I don't remember installing any Windows updates, but it's possible I did. No changes have been made to my install of any program for over a week, so I don't know what is causing this plague.

Windows says I can't get direct help from them without paying $50, and I am not sure why I have to pay to have them listen to my problem, when it's probably something faulty within Windows, itself.

Can someone please please help me? I am really losing it, here.

---B

 

[Saltgrass]

The blue box seems to apply to folders only, but does not mean files in the folder are read only. Many of my folders exhibit the same indication.

 

[Bree Geek]

It would be nice if that were true, but it seems that programs, like the Code Blocks IDE can't build any projects (which requires making a new folder).

It's ridiculous, and wasn't the case days ago.

Anyone have any suggestions?

 

[kaos]

try my program i wrote, its safe i promise

steps are!

drag the folder onto the command promt screen , the path should be auto entered
hit enter
type your username that you are logged in as
hit enter
type grant
hit enter

see if you have access

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[Bree Geek]

Thanks for the program, but it still doesn't work

I tried to gain access to my top directory, then my user directory, and I didn't get any errors, but then it didnt get rid ofthe read only thing either

 

[kaos]

are u sure the accounts is and administrator or standard account

 

[Bree Geek]

I only have one user: me. I am really stuck here .. :/

 

[Bree Geek]

Any other ideas? I am really lost here, and I can't compile anything anymore

 

[kaos]

you can right clic the folder, properties , click security, click on your name, check what items are ticked and also check what user group you are in

start >search box type > netplwiz > click on advanaced tab > groups > check if you are in the adminsitrator group

 

[Bree Geek]

My account says users. I enabled the administrator level through cmd and logged in as admin. I tried to uncheck read only and got the same results. I tried doing take ownership as well as attrib in cmd to no avail. I even booted in safe mode to see if any process was at fault, but still can't compile projects in my IDE-- the read only box is still blue.
The next thing I tried was going to a restore point, but that failed because it was unable to extract some file or other ( the path was so long it didn't wrap in the error message)

Any ideas? I'm in a miserable state here. Thanks for trying and replying!!! I'm desperate for a fix