file encrypt

Recently I transfer all my files to a new computer. After the transfer, I
tried to open a file on my computer with excel. It comes back that the
document maybe read-only or encrypted. I did not make this read only or
encrypt it. It was working fine before I move it to my new computer. could
someone help me open this file? Thank you.

One thought ...
Did you transfer the files by copying them via a CD or DVD?
If so, that can set the Read-Only flag (because the CD is seen as a
read-only medium).

If that's the case, go to explorer and right click the file and select
Properties. At the bottom of the General Tab you'll see the Read Only
attribute is ticked.

If that's the case, I don't know an automated way of unsetting these flags
for a large quantity of files. But I bet someone who's even moderately
proficient in DOS would be able to tell you how to do it in bulk.

Rgds,
ScottO

"RC" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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| Recently I transfer all my files to a new computer. After the transfer,
I
| tried to open a file on my computer with excel. It comes back that the
| document maybe read-only or encrypted. I did not make this read only or
| encrypt it. It was working fine before I move it to my new computer.
could
| someone help me open this file? Thank you.

If you need a script for a directory, post back. It is simple enough.

--
HTH

Bob Phillips

"ScottO" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> One thought ...
> Did you transfer the files by copying them via a CD or DVD?
> If so, that can set the Read-Only flag (because the CD is seen as a
> read-only medium).
>
> If that's the case, go to explorer and right click the file and select
> Properties. At the bottom of the General Tab you'll see the Read Only
> attribute is ticked.
>
> If that's the case, I don't know an automated way of unsetting these flags
> for a large quantity of files. But I bet someone who's even moderately
> proficient in DOS would be able to tell you how to do it in bulk.
>
> Rgds,
> ScottO
>
> "RC" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> | Recently I transfer all my files to a new computer. After the
transfer,
> I
> | tried to open a file on my computer with excel. It comes back that the
> | document maybe read-only or encrypted. I did not make this read only or
> | encrypt it. It was working fine before I move it to my new computer.
> could
> | someone help me open this file? Thank you.
>
>

Scott, RC,

You can turn off Read-Only flags en masse with Windows. Just open the
folder, select the files (Ctrl key, Shift key, or dragging a select box
around them). Then right-click one of the selected files - Properties, then
click the Read-Only checkbox once or twice until there's a check mark in it.

--
Earl Kiosterud
www.smokeylake.com/
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"ScottO" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:O%[email protected]...
> One thought ...
> Did you transfer the files by copying them via a CD or DVD?
> If so, that can set the Read-Only flag (because the CD is seen as a
> read-only medium).
>
> If that's the case, go to explorer and right click the file and select
> Properties. At the bottom of the General Tab you'll see the Read Only
> attribute is ticked.
>
> If that's the case, I don't know an automated way of unsetting these flags
> for a large quantity of files. But I bet someone who's even moderately
> proficient in DOS would be able to tell you how to do it in bulk.
>
> Rgds,
> ScottO
>
> "RC" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> | Recently I transfer all my files to a new computer. After the
> transfer,
> I
> | tried to open a file on my computer with excel. It comes back that the
> | document maybe read-only or encrypted. I did not make this read only or
> | encrypt it. It was working fine before I move it to my new computer.
> could
> | someone help me open this file? Thank you.
>
>