won't install even though write permissions are set?

[admactanium]

hello, i recommended smf to someone and he's having problems installing. i'm trying it as well and he gets the following message even though the permissions for these files are set to 777 according to my ftp client:

You're on a windows server, and some crucial files are not writable. Please ask your host to give write permissions to the user PHP is running under for the files in your SMF installation. The following files or directories need to be writable:
attachments
avatars
Packages
Packages/installed.list
Packages/server.list
Smileys
Themes
agreement.txt
Settings.php
Settings_bak.php
Click here to try this step again.

[edit] sorry, should have posted in the child board for installation [/edit]

[Peter Duggan]

even though the permissions for these files are set to 777 according to my ftp client:

You're on a windows server, and some crucial files are not writable.

Unix permissions don't apply to Windows servers.

[admactanium]

i see. so how are those files made writeable? he also used the interface on his host (godaddy.com) website to change the permissions and it still won't install.

[Peter Duggan]

I'd try asking the host, as advised in the message you quote.

[admactanium]

it's strange because there's an interface on their site to write permissions to certain files and directories and those files are set to writeable. i've check i myself. can't figure out what the problem is.