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All folders are Read-Only (Windows)

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Mar 15, 20266461 views
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This problem has been around for quite some time and I have never found a solution. I even had to format once to get rid of it. And I'm not the only one with this: here, here and here. Basically, all of a sudden all folders in my Windows XP setup become (grayed) read only For many programs this rea…

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Fix for: All folders are Read-Only (Windows)

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