windows 8 perpetually making things read only...

CREATIVE!11 · 27 Jun 2013 at 13:02

getting so peeved, I've looked up how to turn read only off I do it check again read only is back on and I'm like WTF?!

trying to put some skyrim mods on cannot make file non read only.... any ideas how to just get rid of this crapp?

asim18 · 27 Jun 2013 at 13:16

CREATIVE!11 said:
any ideas how to just get rid of this crapp?

Yeah. Put Windows 7 DVD in drive. Reboot computer. It should load up the Windows 7 installation. Then you can just erase Windows 8 and install Windows 7 from there.

That's what I've been doing for all my personal and work clients since computers started shipping with Windows 8.

Flibster · 27 Jun 2013 at 13:18

Close steam first.

LordSplodge · 27 Jun 2013 at 13:33

asim18 said:
Go to Apple.com/UK/store and buy a Mac. .

Much better solution. Avoids the need for Windows 7 or 8.

Edit:And this thread has been moved so I'll get flamed to death now (even though I wasn't being entirely serious)

DogsBody · 27 Jun 2013 at 17:19

As much as I hate the windows 8 interface, underneath is actually a pretty decent OS.
I installed "start menu 8" and it behaves pretty much like windows 7, only better

Although this post isn't rally going to help with the OP at all sorry.

CREATIVE!11 · 27 Jun 2013 at 17:58

asim18 said:
Yeah. Put Windows 7 DVD in drive. Reboot computer. It should load up the Windows 7 installation. Then you can just erase Windows 8 and install Windows 7 from there.

That's what I've been doing for all my personal and work clients since computers started shipping with Windows 8.

sigh****

I will say this post did make me laugh though.

theheyes · 27 Jun 2013 at 23:10

Did closing Steam first work?