read-only contacts unwilling to switch to read-write

VVVVVVVVVVIIIIIIIIIIISSSSSSSSSSSTTTTTTTTTTAAAAAAAA AAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Windows Mail!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CONTACTS!!!!!!!!!!!!

Importing the read-only WAB from an XP machine, off of an optical
disc, makes the C:\users\franky\contacts folder read-only.

SHOULD FIX: right-clicking and unselecting 'read only' and then
clicking apply
DOESN'T FIX: right-clicking and unselecting 'read only' and then
clicking apply

(the read only flag remains. this has two side-effects: can't edit or
add contacts, also can't use the 'to' button on windows mail in order
to choose a contact to e-mail. we had to download windows live mail
and install that in order to send messages.

Please advise! I see that contacts are now an xml schema rather than
the old way. how does i fix?

Thanks,
Frank F. Effer

<rhett.mtg@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:f36b15bc-7191-46a7-9a8b-dd8806b52c1a@e10g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
> VVVVVVVVVVIIIIIIIIIIISSSSSSSSSSSTTTTTTTTTTAAAAAAAA AAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> Windows Mail!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> CONTACTS!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> Importing the read-only WAB from an XP machine, off of an optical
> disc, makes the C:\users\franky\contacts folder read-only.
>
> SHOULD FIX: right-clicking and unselecting 'read only' and then
> clicking apply
> DOESN'T FIX: right-clicking and unselecting 'read only' and then
> clicking apply
>
> (the read only flag remains. this has two side-effects: can't edit or
> add contacts, also can't use the 'to' button on windows mail in order
> to choose a contact to e-mail. we had to download windows live mail
> and install that in order to send messages.
>
> Please advise! I see that contacts are now an xml schema rather than
> the old way. how does i fix?

"Read Only" means nothing on the folder level. It only applies to
individual files.

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Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM
www.fjsmjs.com
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