Originally Posted by Dan Penny

If I'm understanding this correctly, the main issue is removing the "Read Only" attribute from the files (in a given folder) once they have been copied to the hard disk from a CD. If this isn't the case, disregard this post.

What I do is open a command window and type in the following for a mass attrib change in a folder;

attrib/s -r "X:\Folder Name Here\*.*"
(X: of course being the drive letter)

This removes the Read Only attribute from all files in the given folder, and all sub-folders/files in that parent folder.

:hrmf: I tried that for the whole C drive - It appeared to be doing something, however, I still can't creat a new file in Outlook Express and a new file on the desk top still shows the green dot in the read only box.

:hrmf: I have been reading the "support.microsoft" sites and I think I need to get off the "read only" problem. I have a problem with Outlook Express. It will not allow me to add a folder which kills the message rules. Everything else works fine. I have been looking for some box to check or uncheck to make it work and so far nothing.