Quote Originally Posted by woodjack
I have a separate D: drive that I need to save some C: drive files to, before using the Win XP boot disk. I cannot save or modify anything on this D: drive current. I have followed the following instructions with no success:

-You will need to make the drive or partition writable to be able to copy files to it. Right click on the drive or partition on the desktop. This will bring up a little menu. Select the last item in the menu, "Properties". This will open a window with four tabs. Select the third tab, "Device". There is a checkbox labeled "Read only". Make sure it is unchecked, and click on Ok. See Appendix C for a picture.
- Right click on the drive or partition icon again. If there is an item in the menu called "Unmount" select it.
- Click on the icon on the desktop for the drive or partition. This will open the explorer type window again.
- Go back to the window where you found your data you wish to recover. Select the files. Right click on them and select copy. Go back to the window we just opened for the drive or partition. Right click in the big area on the right and select paste.

After doing this, even though the Read-only checkbox is no longer checked, I still cannot add files.

Any suggestions on how I can get around this problem would be greatly appreciated. Thanks,
hmm, try right click -> actions -> change read/write mode