SysEdit Does Not Save Read-Only Configuration Files (78896)
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This article was previously published under Q78896 SYMPTOMS
The SysEdit configuration utility included with Windows 3.0 and 3.0a
allows you to edit and save the AUTOEXEC.BAT, CONFIG.SYS, WIN.INI, and
SYSTEM.INI files with the MS-DOS archive file attribute even if the files
are marked with the read-only file attribute prior to running SysEdit.
CAUSE
When you edit the AUTOEXEC.BAT, CONFIG.SYS, WIN.INI, and SYSTEM.INI
files, SysEdit creates a backup of the original files and assigns an
.SYD extension to each. The .SYD files inherit the read-only attribute
from the original files read from the hard disk, but do not transfer
the file attribute to the modified AUTOEXEC.BAT, CONFIG.SYS, WIN.INI,
and SYSTEM.INI files that are saved when exiting SysEdit.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows versions 3.0 and
3.0a. This problem was corrected and does not occur in later versions of
Windows.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 7/19/2005 |
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| Keywords: | KB78896 |
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