hey thank you for the quick reply
i tried the first link and followed the instructions but not matter how many times I uncheck read-only box it still dont let me open it,
another thing,i m pretty new to vista,just a quick quesiton,on the folder option when you right click and at the bottom you have read-only and archive and hide,what does a box on the read-only mean.its not a tick but a box?and every time i change it and go bakc to it,there is a box there again and its like I havent tried a thing
the 2nd link requres me to intall a software but it says that its only for windows xp,i dont think its gonna work on vista or would it?
I will try that system restore to yesturday when I get home and let you know
thank you again for your help