Microsoft KB Archive/320943

= &quot;File is on a network drive with Create but no Modify privileges&quot; error message when you try to download a file to a network share =

Article ID: 320943

Article Last Modified on 2/1/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Windows Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP
 * Windows Internet Explorer 7 for Windows Server 2003 IA64
 * Windows Internet Explorer 7 for Windows Server 2003
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 2
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 2
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 2
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0

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This article was previously published under Q320943



SYMPTOMS
When you use Microsoft Internet Explorer or Windows Internet Explorer to download a file to a network share, you may receive the following error message:

This file is on a network drive with Create but no Modify privileges. Ask the administrator of this network to change this condition.



CAUSE
This issue occurs if you do not have the correct permissions for the network share in question. You must have both Delete and Modify permissions for the network share because, during the download process, Internet Explorer creates a placeholder with the same name as the file being downloaded. Internet Explorer then deletes the file before writing the new file to the share.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, contact your administrator to make sure that you have both Delete and Modify permissions for the network share in question.



MORE INFORMATION
After you close the error message described in the &quot;Symptoms&quot; section of this article, another dialog box appears that gives you the option to overwrite the existing file on the share. You can do this, provided that you have Modify permissions for files on that share.

Keywords: kberrmsg kbprb KB320943

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