WinXP Home File Sharing

ObieWanCoyote · Joined: Mar 19, 2008 Posts: 4

Hi Guys,

Just a quick fact check, because I'm having an issue. I've got an XP Home box that is sharing a single directory. Full control is given to the directory and files there-in but I'm still getting read only errors. Is there a work around for this?

Thanks, -Coyote

drwho07 · Joined: Nov 29, 2007 Posts: 2240 Location: Central FL, USA

I assume that you're trying to delete some files and they are "Read Only", is that about it?
You really didn't give much info about your problem.

There are many things that can add a Read Only attribute to a file, like copying the file from a CD (which is generically Read Only anyway).

There are a number of ways to remove that attribute.

You might try it at a command prompt with the dos "Attrib" command. Or use some utility designed to do that very thing.

Or even, in Windows, right click the file and then click "Properties" and see if the read only box is checked. If so, uncheck it and apply the change.

Would you care to elaborate a little, on just what it is you're trying to do?

Doc Cool

ObieWanCoyote · Joined: Mar 19, 2008 Posts: 4

I didn't really see a major reason to bore you with the additional content. I've got a directory called "BajaData" on the root partition that I'm sharing. But the directory and it's contents are marked with the Read attribute. I've tried reseting the attributes for the directory and it keeps resetting back to read only. I've been having this same problem with my home XP Pro boxes as well. Running under and Admin account and cannot seem to reset these attributes.

Any further response from me will be in a couple of hours as it's quitting time. Thanks for any help rendered. Let me know if there's something specific you need to know. As I'm tired and my brain is rebelling against me =P.

-Coyote

Baby_Tux · Joined: Mar 06, 2007 Posts: 1242

By "XP home box" do you really mean that it is XP HOME that is your OS?
If it is pro then 2 to 1 it is using NTFS and the permissions are set as read only for that file and/or folder.

If this is the case, let me know if you need help changing this. If it is indeed home then some more work may be needed.

ObieWanCoyote · Joined: Mar 19, 2008 Posts: 4

Ok, my client's box is XP Home, and once again, I'm also having this problem on both of my home systems running XP Pro. The pesky part, is I understand how file attributes work. But for some unknown mystical reason. When I change these attributes. Poof, they're right back. I know my personal XP Pro machines are running NTFS. And I'm pretty sure that the client's XP Home machine is NTFS as well.

The issue with my home systems seems to be with files that I've transfered from older machines. And like I said before, the files on the client's machine are created as data for an SQL based program.

ObieWanCoyote · Joined: Mar 19, 2008 Posts: 4

Come to find out, the properties box in XP home doesn't seem to work as an end all solution. Running the Attrib -r command on said necessary files did the trick. Grr...

Baby_Tux · Joined: Mar 06, 2007 Posts: 1242

It surprises me that you had to do anything at all to work with those file as
I've found out that since about win98 I think, that windows pretty much ignores the attribs and does it's own thing. If using the "DOS commands" cured your problem GREAT - & another one for DOS!!!