The system might have it marked as a 'system' folder -- IIRC the 'read only' attribute doesn't apply to folders.
From a command line:
attrib -s "c:\program files\whatever"
... that might fix it up.
I've seen this before but it was years ago. Not fun.
From the McAfee Properties:
Attributes: light gray check Read-only (Only applies to files in folder)
So Vista's saying it's only the files that are affected. Still can't make a new sub-directory in the \McAfee directory in normal mode, I can create one in the \Temp directory (which is showing the same attributes as \McAfee).
Crap. Tried using
attrib -s "c:\program files\mcafee" attrib -s "c:\progra~1\mcafee" and
attrib -s c:\progra~1\mcafee it's still showing the Read Only attribute.
I chose the McAfee directory for this attempt just 'cause it was the first one I noticed with this problem. Every directory I've checked is indicating the same attributes.
I made a clone of the drive before sending it in for repair. I'm pretty sure this isn't caused by a virus (more of a strong hope). If it isn't, and fixing this attribute problem is too much of a hassle, I may just clone it back, then restore the backups of what's been done since it's return.
Double crap. Just tried AZRedhawk44's suggestion and got an error:
An error occurred while applying security information to:
C:\Program Files\McAfee\Gkp\content.bin
Access is denied.Clicking continue returns the same error for every file in \Gkp. \Gkp is the first sub-directory under \McAfee, didn't go far enough to see if the other sub-directories had the same problem.
Restoring the clone is starting to look better. I get nervous cloning, been known to get things backwards sometimes.
ETA: User Account Control is off, it was one of the first changes I made to this system.