Trying to open a FTM file but keep getting an error message saying "File exists with read-only attributes. Please use a differnt name" But gives no option to save as a new file or give it a new name... Anybody got any idea how to fix it... The file exists on a CD-rom disk which was copied off my old harddrive and intended to transfer to my new harddrive...but I don't mind renaming it...if that option was offered... ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

Gerald, you need to copy the file to the new drive. Right click on the name of the file in windows explorer and on the menu will be "properties" at the bottom. Probe properties and at the bottom of this menu are the boxes "read only", "hidden" and "archive". The read only box will be checked and all you need to do is uncheck it. I don't know of a reason to have to check a box again but if you do, use archive as hidden will hide the file. Jim At 04:01 AM 8/8/2000 +0000, you wrote: >Trying to open a FTM file but keep getting an error message saying "File >exists with read-only attributes. Please use a differnt name" But gives >no option to save as a new file or give it a new name... > >Anybody got any idea how to fix it... > >The file exists on a CD-rom disk which was copied off my old harddrive and >intended to transfer to my new harddrive...but I don't mind renaming >it...if that option was offered... >________________________________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com