Access is Denied

[str8rida]

HELP

I have some files that are .txt and whe I try to open it I get a message in wordpad
Access is Denied

I right click an go to Properties:

Attributes:
Read-only and Hidden are the only 2 choices and they are not selected.

If I click on Advanced:
File is ready for archiving (not selected)
For fast searching, allow Indexing, ect (selected)

Compress contents to save disk space (not selected)
Encrypt contents to secure data (selected)

I attempt to un check Encript contents to secure data
and it still tells me access in denied.

Is this possible a virus or a hacker.

I was able to access this information a few days ago and now nada.

Please help...

[newme]

have you done a virus check /scan what anti virus do you have,when you look in properties what are the size of the files?

[cobra]

Check your security settings. Make sure you have permission to acces them. Or log in as administrator and adjust accordingly

[Babylon]

If you are using XP Home you need to boot up into safe mode to get access to the file security settings. Press F8 before XP starts up and you will get the ability to select "Safe Mode". Then you need to log as the admin.

[cobra]

Xp home has no file security

[Babylon]

Sorry, i ment file access permissions, but you can only get to them in safe mode as you can't turn off simple file sharing. It's totally dumb.