Can't Save original files

[Atomic-flood]

Hi peeps.

 

I have this problem.

 

I want to change the handling on some cars and i also want to change the settings for police pursuit mod aswell.

 

I can't do this because when i edit the file, it opens ok but when i go to save it, it tries to save it as a new file!

 

I have linked a video aswell : Youtube

 

I need your help :L

 

Thanks,

 

Will

[kudoboi]

Hi peeps.

 

I have this problem.

 

I want to change the handling on some cars and i also want to change the settings for police pursuit mod aswell.

 

I can't do this because when i edit the file, it opens ok but when i go to save it, it tries to save it as a new file!

 

I have linked a video aswell : Youtube

 

I need your help :L

 

Thanks,

 

Will

right click> properties> untick read only>apply>ok.

now try to edit it

[Atomic-flood]

Hi peeps.

 

I have this problem. 

 

I want to change the handling on some cars and i also want to change the settings for police pursuit mod aswell.

 

I can't do this because when i edit the file, it opens ok but when i go to save it, it tries to save it as a new file! 

 

I have linked a video aswell : Youtube

 

I need your help :L

 

Thanks,

 

Will 

right click> properties> untick read only>apply>ok.

now try to edit it

Thanks for the reply

 

When change the properties, it seems fine but when I click "OK", it just changes back to Read Only :L (Running Windows 7)

 

When I change it to non read-only and click Apply but not OK, i tried saving the file again but it still wont let me

[Erem]

 

When change the properties, it seems fine but when I click "OK", it just changes back to Read Only :L (Running Windows 7)

 

When I change it to non read-only and click Apply but not OK, i tried saving the file again but it still wont let me

I had this same problem when I first tried to mod the game (but on Vista). Notepad would refuse to overwrite any of the files and tried instead to save a new one. Like you, I turned off the Read Only attribute only to find it had been turned on again.

 

I think I had to change my DEP (Data Execution Prevention) settings, if I recall correctly, but I solved the problem more by luck than judgement and don't really know what it was I did that got it to work. Sorry I can't be more help.

 

Until someone has a better solution, you could try this workaround:

• Open the file you want to edit in Notepad;
• Make your changes;
• Choose File/Save or File/Save As... to save the file;
• Select All files (*.*) from the Save as type drop-down list;
• Make sure your filename includes the correct file extension (e.g. PolicePursuit.ini, handling.dat);
• Save the file to your Desktop;
• Close Notepad;
• Open up the GTA folder that contains the file you're trying to modify;
• Drag the file you just saved from the Desktop into the folder;
• When Windows asks if you want to overwrite the Read Only file, say that you do.*

*You should, of course, back up the original file before overwriting it.

[TheTomster]

You have to go into security, and click EDIT. Then you go down to "user control" or whatever, and you tick "full control".