Read-only problems

When I down load pictures from the card into a publisher file, some of the
pictures are "read-only". It will not allow me to do anything with them
because "access is denied". How do I remove the "read-only"?

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Thank you, Bonnie

Mary
Fri Mar 14 10:29:32 CDT 2008

When you say card, do you mean removable media? Copy the image to your hard
drive, right-click, properties, uncheck read only.

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"Bonnie" <Bonnie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> When I down load pictures from the card into a publisher file, some of the
> pictures are "read-only". It will not allow me to do anything with them
> because "access is denied". How do I remove the "read-only"?
>
> --
> Thank you, Bonnie

JoAnn
Fri Mar 14 10:30:53 CDT 2008

Copy the photos to your hard drive then change the attribute.

Win XP:
http://www.febooti.com/products/filetweak/tutorials/tutorial-changing-file-attributes.html

I don't have a similar link for Vista however it's basically the same. (I'm
on an XP system right now so bear with me. I may not be exactly correct but
I know I'm close.) Try a right-click on the file name, Properties - clear
the Read Only attribute.

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"


"Bonnie" <Bonnie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0BA840F5-14C7-4CF4-8BB8-2B0469AF61E7@microsoft.com...
> When I down load pictures from the card into a publisher file, some of the
> pictures are "read-only". It will not allow me to do anything with them
> because "access is denied". How do I remove the "read-only"?
>
> --
> Thank you, Bonnie

Bonnie
Fri Mar 14 11:42:03 CDT 2008

Your answers are good, only problem is - it won't let me do it - it says
"access denied". The card is from a digital camera. Note though, that I
said only some pictures are "read-only", the rest are fine. I tried copying
to the hard drive - but it denies access for me. I've tried eveything
"normal" way to do it - but it won't let me.
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Thank you, Bonnie


"Bonnie" wrote:

> When I down load pictures from the card into a publisher file, some of the
> pictures are "read-only". It will not allow me to do anything with them
> because "access is denied". How do I remove the "read-only"?
>
> --
> Thank you, Bonnie

Mary
Fri Mar 14 12:05:07 CDT 2008

Bonnie, This is a Windows issue, you'll get better answers in a Windows
newsgroup.
Meanwhile this article might give you a clue
"Access is Denied" Error Message When You Try to Open a Folder
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/810881/en-us

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http://msauer.mvps.org/
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"Bonnie" <Bonnie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:69A86279-94E8-46B5-85A8-4276485F1DED@microsoft.com...
> Your answers are good, only problem is - it won't let me do it - it says
> "access denied". The card is from a digital camera. Note though, that I
> said only some pictures are "read-only", the rest are fine. I tried copying
> to the hard drive - but it denies access for me. I've tried eveything
> "normal" way to do it - but it won't let me.
> --
> Thank you, Bonnie
>
>
> "Bonnie" wrote:
>
>> When I down load pictures from the card into a publisher file, some of the
>> pictures are "read-only". It will not allow me to do anything with them
>> because "access is denied". How do I remove the "read-only"?
>>
>> --
>> Thank you, Bonnie