?Hi, Mervyn.
For folders (not files), "Read Only" does not mean what it used to mean, and
it hasn't for a few years, since WinXP, at least. While it still says "Read
Only", that is NOT the actual meaning. Please have a look at this KB
article:
You cannot view or change the Read-only or the System attributes of folders
in Windows Server 2003, in Windows XP, in Windows Vista or in Windows 7
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;326549
The key line from that KB article:
"Unlike the Read-only attribute for a file, the Read-only attribute for a
folder is typically ignored by Windows, Windows components and accessories,
and other programs."
I've never used Paragon, so I can't comment on your actual problem. Since
Symantec bought Partition Manager several years ago, and Microsoft included
Disk Management with Win2K and later Windows versions, I've not needed
third-party disk and partition managers.
What does Disk Management say about your disks and partitions, especially
about your Drive D:? My Computer (actually just "Computer" in Vista/Win7)
only lets us see partitions; Disk Management lets us do much more with them.
RC
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"Mervyn Thomas" wrote in message
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Well it looks as if both partitions in the disk are now read only because
all the folders are read only I cannot change it. Am I truly scuppered?
Perhaps I should reinstall W7?
Mervyn
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> On 10/07/2010 01:19 PM, Mervyn Thomas wrote:
>> Hi I have just restored my entire hard drive from a Paragon disk Image.
>> The system looks OK but whenever I try to install a program it compalins
>> that Partition D: is full. In My Computer the screen shows 10.1 GB of
>> 33GB
>> is free but in properties it shows 0 bytes used space and 0 bytes free
>> space. Check disk comes back with the response "The disk check could not
>> be
>> performed because windows can't access the disk".
>>
>> Can anyone tell me how to get going!
>> Mervyn
>>
>>
>
> Check to see if "D" is read only. If not, you've screwed your install and
> I hope you have a back up that isn't an image.
>
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