Ok I my self have been looking for a solution to this and have yet to find one. I have, long ago, gone into the recycle bin and unchecked the confirm deletion. I can delete most files and folders marked as read only but every now and then I get one that prompts me with the warning saying "this file is marked as read only are you sure you want to delete it?." My biggest concern though, isn't with deleting files but with moving them. I get so sick of setting a large transfer and leaving it, only to find that it stopped 30 seconds into the transfer, because the computer felt I needed to know that I was trying to move a read only file. (what in the hell does marking a file read only do any ways????) I want files to be moved when I tell them to move. something tells me file transfer would move faster without the computer checking each file to see if its read only too. (I may be wrong though) So if there are any solutions to this I would be greatly appreciative. Having the option to disable this while creating and slipstreaming my install disc would be great to