Image upload problem – parent directory not writeable

I installed wordpress 2.7.1, which is at this time the currect version, only to find that i could not upload any content to my wordpress (eg images/files).

THE FIX
I found the fix by setting the premissions to 777 on all files, which allows wordpress to work properly.

Heres How:

1.download or open your ftp client (I use the paid version of smart ftp)
2.find the folder /www/yourwebsite.com/blog/wp-content
3.right click the folder content and click on properties
4.make sure read/write/exe are ticked for all
5.make sure you tick the apply to subfolders
6.click ok, you see your ftp client talking to the server

after a few seconds refresh your blog and try uploading something again.