> when i first try just to add permission it says i am not authorized to
> access
> the file. because i do not own it. and in the ownership tab it says
> 'unable
> to determine ownership', thats why i ave to set ownership first before
> adding a permissions for everything.
Just to make sure we are on the same page - you are attempting to modify
security on files that you created from another OS, and not system files?
Have you modified the permissions on these files from the other OS? This
behavior should only occur if Administrators are not allowed to edit
permissions on the file, which shouldn't happen.
> and no, it does not work either, when i try to allow access a folder
> including their subfolders and files at once. i will get 'permission
> denied'
> for all the folders and files inside it. thats why i have to change every
> single file by myself.
Sounds like your files are set up so that administrators have no access to
them. Your best bet is to use the takeown command-line tool to work your way
through the folder tree. Make sure you give the administrators group
ownership of the files and not your specific username in Vista, as this will
decrease the chance of having problems accessing the files outside of Vista.
Once you have ownership of all the files, you should be able to change the
permissions at the top-level folders and they should propogate correctly.
You will need to use an elevated command prompt in order to use the takeown
command-line utility. Right-click command prompt in the start menu and click
Run As Administrator.
Example command-line:
takeown /F . /A /R
Will take ownership of everything inside of the current folder, including
all nested subfolders and files, and assign the owner to the administrators
group.
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- JB
Windows Vista Support Faq
http://www.jimmah.com/vista/