read-only files

[Anaconda]

What's read-only files?

 

Exactly as it implies, its read-only.
No writing or modifing without changing its attributes.

 

[Fearlss1]

They are files used for your knowledge.. The computer doesn't use them many times read only files tell you about the program. ie where to unzip/install.. you will see many read only files when installing patches or mods to games,,, read only's are just for you
=)
-=nate468746

 

[vi edit]

A read only file is usually a file that has either been modified by a user or program to no longer allow you to write to or change it.

All files on a CDROM are read only by nature because you cannot modify the contents of a CDROM (not including CDR and CD-RW)

You can try to change the attributes by right clicking on the file, doing a properties, and then unselecting "read only".