{"id":5489,"date":"2018-03-24T14:00:37","date_gmt":"2018-03-24T13:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.samlogic.net\/blog\/?p=5489"},"modified":"2019-07-07T17:11:37","modified_gmt":"2019-07-07T17:11:37","slug":"how-to-write-protect-a-file-after-installation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samlogic.net\/blog\/2018\/03\/how-to-write-protect-a-file-after-installation\/","title":{"rendered":"How to write-protect a file after installation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sometimes it is necessary to write-protect a file after it has been installed on a hard drive. If you use Visual Installer<\/a> to install your files, this is very easy done if you follow these steps:<\/p>\n

1.<\/strong> Open your project file or create a new one.
\n2.<\/strong> In the File list<\/strong> tab, select the file that you want to write-protect.
\n3.<\/strong> Choose the List – File copy options<\/strong> menu item.
\n4.<\/strong> Select the Turn on write protection<\/strong> option:<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

5.<\/strong> Click OK<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

If you want to be able to update the write-protected file during a future update, you can also select the Replace also write protected file<\/strong> option:<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

Now when you install your files, the file that you selected at step 2 above, will be write-protected after the installation. You can check that this really works as expected by right-clicking on the file in Windows Explorer and thereafter choosing the Properties<\/strong> menu item in the local menu that is shown. In the General<\/strong> tab in the Properties<\/strong> dialog box, the Read-only<\/strong> check box should be checked (as shown in the picture below):<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

See also<\/strong>
\n><\/span><\/strong> How to set file copy options in Visual Installer<\/a>
\n><\/span><\/strong> The \u2018Inst\u2019 column in the \u2018File list\u2019 tab in Visual Installer<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sometimes it is necessary to write-protect a file after it has been installed on a hard drive. If you use Visual Installer to install your files, this is very easy done if you follow these steps: 1. Open your project file or create a new one. 2. In the File list tab, select the file … <\/p>\n

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