As long as it causes me no problems. Zander ,. Log in or Sign up to hide this advert. Folders in xp are read-only because this attribute is used by "customized folders" feature. TonyT ,. I kind of figured it was do to something like that MS article. I'll not bother with the work around though. Things work fine the way they are. Changing file extension may be irreversible some time so your should be careful in doing this task and you should do it only in emergencies.
Changing File extension using folder options It is the simple method and you can change file type by playing little with folder options. As seen in the example above, we typed the dir command to list the files in the current directory and could only see the "computer.
However, typing attrib by itself shows three files in this directory, "computer. Add the read-only attribute to the autoexec. This command is helpful for important system files or any other file that you do not want to have mistakenly edited or changed by another program.
Add the hidden attribute to the config. This command does the opposite of the example shown before this one. To determine what attributes are enabled on a file, you must use the attrib command in the command prompt. In the directory where the file is located, enter:.
To clear an attribute with attrib , use - the minus sign , for example:. Using the minus signs after attrib in the above example clears the System, Hidden, and Read-only attributes from the file. This is document aift in the Knowledge Base.
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