Betcha the folder still shows as 'read only'. What you corrected were
permissions, not attributes. The former is the source of the problem, the
latter had nothing to do with it.

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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:CFE6E87D-38DB-469B-A845-B7EAA1F38BA5@microsoft.com...
> 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
>
> ---------------
>
> "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.
>> >
>>
>>
>>