Did you backup or copy your files to a CD ? If so, the Read Only attribute is set, and is still set when you copy them back to the hard drive. You need to reset the read only archive bit. (Or remove the write protection) There is a little (VERY LITTLE) in the Windows Explorer help about this, should find it by searching for "Read-Only" You can do that one file at a time with Windows Explorer, just right click on a file and select properties, then click on the line that says "Read Only" to remove the checkmark but with a hundred or so files in a folder this gets tiresome. You can set or reset all the attributes in all the files in a folder by using the DOS attrib command from the MS-DOS prompt. (You can maybe look it up, I would have to and then try to explain what I found) Good Luck, Alfred ----- Original Message ----- From: "mbraden" <maybe@pdq.net> > I had to reformat my hard-drive, and then I restored my data bases.. > Now when I try write to one of them I get a message that I cannot write > to a read-only file. Any suggestions? > Mary >

Or you can use this handy dandy little freeware application that will change the attributes of files several levels down at one swoop. It called Attribute Changer (surprise) and is available at http://webplaza.pt.lu/public/rpetges/index.html Keith Thompson Alfred Eller wrote: > > Did you backup or copy your files to a CD ? If so, the Read Only attribute > is set, and is still set when you copy them back to the hard drive. You need > to reset the read only archive bit. (Or remove the write protection) > > There is a little (VERY LITTLE) in the Windows Explorer help about this, > should find it by searching for "Read-Only" > > You can do that one file at a time with Windows Explorer, just right click > on a file and select properties, then click on the line that says "Read > Only" to remove the checkmark but with a hundred or so files in a folder > this gets tiresome. > > You can set or reset all the attributes in all the files in a folder by > using the DOS attrib command from the MS-DOS prompt. (You can maybe look it > up, I would have to and then try to explain what I found) > > Good Luck, > Alfred > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "mbraden" <maybe@pdq.net> > > > I had to reformat my hard-drive, and then I restored my data bases.. > > Now when I try write to one of them I get a message that I cannot write > > to a read-only file. Any suggestions? > > Mary > > > > ==== FAMILY-ORIGINS-USERS Mailing List ==== > PLEASE remove as much of the Original Message as possible when replying to a List Posting. Include only that part of the original message important to your reply. > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com -- Keith Thompson, Worthington, OH Home Web Page: http://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~kthompson/ Genealogy Web Page: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kthompson Efax # (419) 818-1912 JFax & Voicemail (530) 484-3831

Actually, in windows explorer, you can highlight ALL the files in a folder at once, (CTRL A will do that), right click anywhere on the highlight and choose properties and uncheck the read only box. It will unmark the read only attribute for all the files highlighted. Wayne League "Alfred Eller" <adeller@santel.net> wrote: >You can do that one file at a time with Windows Explorer, just right click >on a file and select properties, then click on the line that says "Read >Only" to remove the checkmark but with a hundred or so files in a folder >this gets tiresome.