[Scott.T]

I've just changed from XP to Win7 and a number of files, which I think are mainly new files I have created since the conversion, have a little padlock showing on the icon.

These files are then only readable from the application which was used to create them.
If I try to find them using Explorer or another application, that should be able to read them, they are not there i.e you cannot even see them let alone load them (it's as if they are not even saved on the disk).

Doing a bit of a google tonight I have messed with the security settings and somewhere along the line typed in 'Authenticated User' to create a new usergroup, and then set to 'Full Control'.

This seems to of fixed things i.e if I load the files created, then save them with a slightly different file name I can now see them in explorer and the other apps that use them.

Have I done the right thing as it seems to of worked, but it did take some fumbling around and a few expletives were said about MicroSoft along the way.....

Cheers