WINDOWS 3.x directories:

The entire directory can be set as RO including its subdirectories and files (this is valid for a standard installation). Setting WR requires the following files:

• INI and GRP files
• REG.DAT, WIN386.SWP and SPART386 in the root directory

WINDOWS 95 directories:

We suggest to set WINDOWS 95, 98 directories as RO

File types which can be set as RO (à\WINDOWS\*.*):

• EXE, COM, DLL, INI, GRP, BMP, ACL, PVL, TXT, PIF, INF
• If you want to protect files of a different type against writing then you have to check the functionality of WINDOWS 95, 98

Setting WR requires the following files:

• In no case can you have the file WIN386.SWP protected!

WINDOWS 95, 98 subdirectories which can be completely set, including their contents, as RO:

WINDOWS 95, 98 subdirectories which must be set as WR:

• COOKIES, FORMS, ODBC, RECENT, SENDTO, TEMP, TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES

MSOFFICE directories:

All can be protected.

• If you want to change templates and macros then DOT files must be set as WR

Applications in the PROGRAM FILES directory: Most of them can be protected against writing by setting them as RO.

• The general rule is to set WR for TEMP subdirectories and areas used for saving, for example DOKUMENTS

Generally :
Directories and files which can always be set as RO:

• DOS, BAT, NVCLIENT, UTILITY, autoexec.bat, config.sys

Directories which must always be set as WR:

• DOKUMENTS, TEMP, WORK, EXCHANGE,

Procedure for setting properties:

• Check the systemÆs date and time.
• Open an appropriate application, perform some commonly used operations and then close the application.
• Determine which files have had their date and time changed. These files can not be set as RO.
• Set files which havenÆt changed as RO.
• Open the application again. If an error message appears then fix the problem according to the message (unable to save file etc.)

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