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Windows 7 does not allow you to save Rating, Description or Notes for Internet Favorites or Shortcuts


Symptoms

If you attempt to assign a Rating, Description or Notes to an Internet Shortcut or Internet Explorer Favorites item, you will get an Error Dialog with the Title: "Apply Property Error". The text in the dialog will include "An error occurred when writing the property 'Rating' to the file". The text 'Rating' could be 'Description' if you attempted to modify the 'Description' property or 'Notes' if you attempted to modify the 'Notes' property.

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Cause

This is due to a problem with Windows 7. When the property storage is opened by the Operating System, it is opened 'Read Only' which prevents writing these values back.

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Resolution

Microsoft has confirmed this is a problem with the products listed in the Applies-to section.

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Article Info
Article ID : 2570070
Revision : 1
Created on : 1/7/2017
Published on : 6/24/2011
Exists online : False
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