I am trying to acesss a Windows NT external drive form an old computer and it says I can read only how do I change permissions

I have an external hard drive that was used to copy all my old files from an old Windows 7 computer.  I need to copy some of the files but it says the disk is read only and I don't seem to be able to change the permissions no matter what I try any suggestions?

You should be able to copy files from a read-only volume. Are the files themselves protected? Are you trying to change the permissions on the files because you can't read them, or because you can't modify them?
What format is the volume?
If it is NTFS, that is expected behavior. OS X Mountain Lion (like its predecessors) contains code to read files in NTFS volumes, but not to write anything (like permissions) inside NFTS volumes. You need to purchase third-party software to make changes to NTFS volumes.

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