No...something was wrong.

My wife was unable to modify files in the folder ("Shared Documents"),
though she was able to create her own.

I corrected the problem by changing the "SIMPLE FILE SHARING" attribute in
Explorer>Tools>Folder Options>View

This gave me an administrator control more like I would expect from Win2000.
Indeed she did not have FULL CONTROL.

I've corrected this, and everything seems to be working fine now.

Thanks for the resopnce.

-wynn

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"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote:

> Quite normal. The read only attribute is ignored by the system on folders,
> it only applies to files.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "wynn" <wynn@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C2C8C866-A17B-43EF-B749-BEF9D30E3D2B@microsoft.com...
> > My SHARED DOCUMENTS folder is showing as READ ONLY in the property
> > settings.
> >
> > My wife and I are both administrators on the system, but have separate
> > logins.
> > We want to be able to share the same files will full privileges.
> >
> > I try to turn off READ ONLY attribute, and it seems to work, but doesn’t
> > actually change anything.
> > (And looking at the properties after making the change, continues to show
> > as
> > read only)
> >
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> > This had been working before my HD crashed---I swear it was.
> > But after a new installation on a new HD…and no go.
> >
>
>
>