diff --git a/app/folder_select.html b/app/folder_select.html
index 2ed0c3e..f9cdedf 100644
--- a/app/folder_select.html
+++ b/app/folder_select.html
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ <h5>Download Folder:</h5>
             </div>
         </div>
     </div>
-
+    <p><span id="errorText"> </span></p>
 
     <button id="continue-button" type="button" style="margin: 20px auto;display: block"
             class="btn btn-primary">Continue
diff --git a/app/folder_select.js b/app/folder_select.js
index a2dc3a4..c173a0d 100644
--- a/app/folder_select.js
+++ b/app/folder_select.js
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ $(() => {
     const shell = require('electron').shell;
     const win = remote.getCurrentWindow();
     const configPath = path.join(app.getPath('userData'), 'config.json');
+    const versionInformationURL = 'https://www.realitymod.com/version/versiontest.json';
 
+    document.getElementById('download-storage-location-text').style.borderColor = 'black';
     $('#download-storage-location-text').attr('value', downloadsPath);
     getVersionBig(function(version){
         $('#prbf2-version').text(version);
@@ -19,14 +21,32 @@ $(() => {
             properties: ['openDirectory', 'createDirectory']
         });
         if (downloadsPathTemp !== undefined) {
-            downloadsPath = downloadsPathTemp[0]
+            try {
+                fs.writeFileSync(downloadsPathTemp[0] + '\\test_write_access.pr', 'PR:BF2 Download Assistant - Write access test file. You can remove this file!', 'utf-8');
+                fs.unlinkSync(downloadsPathTemp[0] + '\\test_write_access.pr');
+                downloadsPath = downloadsPathTemp[0];
+                $('#download-storage-location-text').attr('value', downloadsPath);
+                $('#errorText').text('');
+                document.getElementById('download-storage-location-text').style.backgroundColor = '#e9ecef';
+                document.getElementById('download-storage-location-text').style.color = '#495057';
+                document.getElementById('download-storage-location-text').style.borderColor = 'black';
+                document.getElementById('continue-button').disabled = false;
+            }
+            catch(e) {
+                document.getElementById('continue-button').disabled = true;
+                downloadsPath = undefined;
+                document.getElementById('download-storage-location-text').style.backgroundColor = 'rgb(255,179,184)';
+                document.getElementById('download-storage-location-text').style.color = 'rgb(107,29,37)';
+                document.getElementById('download-storage-location-text').style.borderColor = 'red';
+                $('#download-storage-location-text').attr('value', downloadsPathTemp[0]);
+                $('#errorText').text('Please choose a different download folder. No write privileges to this folder.');
+            }
         }
-        $('#download-storage-location-text').attr('value', downloadsPath);
     }
 
     function getVersionBig(handleData) {
         $.ajax({
-            url: "https://www.realitymod.com/version/version.json",
+            url: versionInformationURL,
             success:function(data) {
                 handleData(data.version_big);
             }
@@ -56,7 +76,6 @@ $(() => {
         win.loadFile('./app/download.html')
 
     }
-
     document.querySelector('#continue-button').addEventListener('click', onContinueButtonPress);
     document.querySelector('#browse-button').addEventListener('click', onBrowseButtonPress);
     document.querySelector('#close-button').addEventListener('click', onCloseButtonPress);
diff --git a/app/styles.css b/app/styles.css
index 6373302..d8db9c8 100644
--- a/app/styles.css
+++ b/app/styles.css
@@ -41,6 +41,13 @@ h5 {
     cursor: default;
 }
 
+.btn-primary:disabled {
+    background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #3298cb, #03699c);
+    color: black;
+    border: none;
+    font-weight: 500;
+}
+
 #titlebar-container {
     background-color: black;
     position: relative;
@@ -119,4 +126,9 @@ h5 {
 
 #torrent-pause, #torrent-start, #minimize-button, #close-button{
     cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+#errorText{
+    color: #ff4f5c;
+    padding-left:14px;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f4dabd4..d67d816 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "PRBF2-Download-Assistant",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
-  "description": "An automatic download tool for Project Reality: Battlefield 2",
+  "version": "1.1.0",
+  "description": "Download tool for PR:BF2",
   "main": "./app/main.js",
   "dependencies": {
     "humanize-duration": "latest",