mdk 10.0 permissions
 

Newbie trying to load some modem drivers and I am stuck halfway thru the install. After unzipping modem driver file into my home folder in mdk 10.0, there are several file icons that are locked. I right clicked to get to properties and permissions, but everything is greyed out. Went to Mandrake Control Center and opened security>permissions>custom settings>add a rule> but cannot unlock the file. If I try to open this modem install text file there is no errror message, just that KWrite opens with no text. I have a similar modem installation text file for a different driver for the same modem that opens with no problem. I also tried CHMOD, but no luck.
Any help out there?
Thanks

If they are ordinary files, as root, you can do
#chmod a+r filename
This will allow everyone to read the files. If they are executables, you could do
#chmod a+x filename
You can obviously do other things to give yourself the right permissions depending on your needs.