# Error Message - Cannot be Opened for Writing

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/error-message-cannot-be-opened-for-writing/17649
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [February 15, 2016, 6:10pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/error-message-cannot-be-opened-for-writing/17649 "2016-02-15T18:10:47Z")
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### Author: ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2016, 5:22am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/error-message-cannot-be-opened-for-writing/17649/2 "2016-02-16T05:22:01Z")

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> [@alexcdore](#):
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> ...  
> I have since purchased a brand new PC costing £1,100 which has 16 RAM and I'm still getting the error message.
> 
> Can anyone help?
> 
> Alex

Check (and possibly modify) the ownership of the files. If you use a brandnew PC it could well be that the files still have the former owner.  
See this Microsoft article how to do that, if you are not sure:  
[https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753659.aspx](https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753659.aspx)

(The RAM will only be used up an extent of 3.5GB due to 32-bit-addresses)

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