You click to clear or click to select the Read-only check box on the General tab of a folder's Properties dialog box. When you view the General tab of a folder's Properties dialog box, the Read-only check box is not available, and there is no check box to change the System attribute. For example, you may experience the following symptoms:
You cannot view or change the Read-only or System attributes of a folder by using the Properties dialog box for the folder. You may experience any of the following symptoms: This article is intended for advanced computer users.
This article contains step-by-step instructions on how to use the Attrib command to work around the inability to view or to remove the Read-only or the System attributes of folders in Windows Server 2003, in WindowsXP, Windows Vista and in Windows 7. Lessįor a Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition, Microsoft Windows 98, and Microsoft Windows 95 version of this article, see 256614. Windows 7 Enterprise Windows 7 Enterprise N Windows 7 Home Basic Windows 7 Home Premium Windows 7 Professional Windows 7 Professional N Windows 7 Starter Windows 7 Starter N Windows 7 Ultimate Windows 7 Ultimate N Microsoft Windows XP Professional Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Microsoft Windows XP Professional 圆4 Edition Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit Edition Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit Edition Windows Vista Business Windows Vista Business 64-bit Edition Windows Vista Business N Windows Vista Business N 64-bit Edition Windows Vista Enterprise Windows Vista Home Basic Windows Vista Home Premium Windows Vista Ultimate More.