Can't unlock files restored from TM backup

i just restore my entire my documents folder which i had on an old hdd to the new ssd lion installition, now every file is locked. when i try and  unlock it, it says the file cannot be unlocked and can only be duplicated!
help!
Neerav

You can't restore a backup using Setup Assistant or Migration Assistant to a system running an older version of the Mac OS than the one that was backed up. If you have a local (not network) Time Machine backup, boot from it by holding down the option key at startup and selecting "Recovery HD" as the startup volume. Erase the drive and install Lion, then boot into Setup Assistant and restore from the last TM snapshot.

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