On 31 Oct 2002, at 13:06, Ed Bogert wrote: > I asked about this problem and received several answers but to no avail. > I have 130 photo files copied to a cd-rom. They are in the photodeluxe > format PDD. I place the cd in the drive-goto my computer,-double click on > the cd-rom icon and, load the files. So far so good. When I double click > on any file, it opens up in Photodeluxe HE program. I right click on it > and, click properties and I try to un-check the read only attribute. It > tells me that I cannot change the attribute. When I try to save the file, > it says "no". When I try to open the file, it tells me that I don't have > permission to open it and, I must get permissiom from the administrator. > It seems that all I can do is look at these files. Can't change-em, > save-em, move-em or anything at this point. Sumpin wrong somewhere. Any > sugesstions? Thanks Ed Bogert Have you tried COPYing (using drag-and-drop, copy/paste, or a command line) the picture files you want to work with to a folder on your hard drive, removing the read-only flag from the copied files in the hard drive folder, and then opening the files from the hard drive folder? David Gillett PCSOFT's List Owner's: Bob Wright<[log in to unmask]> Drew Dunn<[log in to unmask]>