ISO help removing read only status from files in win 7

[bryanW1995]

I found a couple of links that looked to make perfect sense:

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...o-change/de769b83-d04b-4ab0-a989-0d23b4196f64

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/256614

unfortunately, my files remain stubbornly read-only.

My ultimate goal is actually to get my Hasbro risk (16 bit version from 1996) to work on win 7 x64, and the read-only status of these files appears to be my final (and most obstinate) hurdle.

 

[Bubbaleone]

Open an elevated (Run as administrator) command prompt, navigate to the directory containing Risk and run this command:

attrib -h -s -a -r /s /d

This will clear the hidden, system, archive, and read-only attributes of all files in the directory and all subdirectories. Simply trying to clear the read-only attribute generally doesn't work until the hidden and system attributes are cleared. Note that hidden and system attributes must be cleared simultaneously.

You may need to run the attrib command with just the -h and -s swithches first, and then run it second time with the -a and -r switches. You may also need to take ownership and give yourself full control permission.