All Word docs are marked as read only - wont hold change - urgently re

[Dunbar]

using Win 7 32 bit with Word 2010

I am not sure when my files became read only. I have tried to change but changes don't hold. I think it was in the last couple of days. Iknow this is an old problem but I haven’t seen a solution that does not require
a high skill level. I do not want to interfere with my registry keys. I haven'tseen a fix that doesn’t involve this. I haven’t had a virus so not sure how this happened. I did a virus scan to make sure.

Steps to resolve this problem so far.

Read all posts via Google - nothing helpful to Win 7 except a registry key solution.

I have only changed my setting to "show hidden files and folders"

I did a systems restore yesterday but may but may not have gone back far enough to the last restore point.

The only files I have changed today and yesterday relate to creating
shortcuts on ribbon. I can’t see anything going wrong there.

Are there any other actions I can try and are the software tools that fix registry keys that have been recommended as a solution safe touse? If so which one is best please?

Any assistance will be appreciated - but no " jargonise”please or I will have to come back for clarification. Can u please keep it simple and relevant to Win 7? I have an assignment due next week and need my files so will pay for software if it is safe and works rather than muck around myself. Saving them with a new file name will not work for me and not an
option. Most are part of a thesis.

Thanks a lot

[MANEMAN]

Hi there. As you are working on a time constraint, and you want to keep things simple, let's make a starting point.

Condensing down what you have said: You have actually found a solution, but you consider it to require a high skill level and the solution requires interfering with registry keys.

Tell the readers of the forum what the solution that you have found is, and let's see if anyone has the necessary skills to deal with it.

Meanwhile, whilst the forum awaits your reply, please make a full backup of your present registry settings and have gained the knowledge to enable you to reinstate the registry backup if you are asked to.

[andsome]

Hi there. As you are working on a time constraint, and you want to keep things simple, let's make a starting point.

Condensing down what you have said: You have actually found a solution, but you consider it to require a high skill level and the solution requires interfering with registry keys.

Tell the readers of the forum what the solution that you have found is, and let's see if anyone has the necessary skills to deal with it.

Meanwhile, whilst the forum awaits your reply, please make a full backup of your present registry settings and have gained the knowledge to enable you to reinstate the registry backup if you are asked to.

To do that open regedit, and select to export the registry. I suggest saving it to the desk top and calling is REGISTRY.