Wrayvon Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 Can anyone shed some light as to why all the files and folders in My Documents set themselves to read only every time i boot up my pc?Its kind of annoying!Cheers wrayP.S Would also like to know how to stop it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrayvon Posted January 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 Anyone clever enough/willing to help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted January 21, 2007 Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 It'll be some kind of virus/spyware. There's no reason why Windows itself would want to do that to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future orange 660 Posted January 21, 2007 Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 happens sometimes at college. cant remember how exactly to do it but if you open it up in another format it should work as im sure what this is how i was shown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrayvon Posted January 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 It'll be some kind of virus/spyware. There's no reason why Windows itself would want to do that to you.This doesn't seem to be the case happens sometimes at college. cant remember how exactly to do it but if you open it up in another format it should work as im sure what this is how i was shown.Not sure what you mean here, care to explain a bit?Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future orange 660 Posted January 21, 2007 Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 well i dont know alot about it.. all i know is that it can be solved. maybe that was just to print though.i think its when you open the ile, you select where you open it from.im probably wrong but something like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex.loves.boys Posted January 21, 2007 Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 Might work, i dunno.Right click on one of the files, and click 'open with'then go to choose program.Then it comes up with a list of programs, and say its a word document that you right clicked on, look through the list a click on 'microsoft word'then just above browse it says 'always open this file with.'then click ok.Hope it works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poopipe Posted January 22, 2007 Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 check the security tab on the my documents folder properties & make sure your user has full control privileges?can't think why you wouldnt though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredrico Posted January 22, 2007 Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 Right click, properties, untick read only? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrayvon Posted January 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 check the security tab on the my documents folder properties & make sure your user has full control privileges?can't think why you wouldnt thoughNope, im full priority Right click, properties, untick read only?Erm yeah, that doesn't work, hence the topic Cheers for the help so far guys!!wray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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