> As
> simply adding this group at the drive level would not help and I needed to
> force it down so that all the changes are inherited,
It would have been better to have modified the permissions of the folders
that directly contain the files you need access to by adding a single
permission entry granting access to your specific username in vista. This
would not have required any advanced "forcing" options, as the files inside
the folder would automatically inherit the permissions of their parent
folder.
Changing permissions on a drive and then forcing propogation is generally
considered a bad idea. You are wanting to ADD permissions to files/folders
while leaving the default security in place; this is a destructive operation
that replaces permissions, weaking the security of your system and possibly
causing undesirable side effects.
> * I made the new group owner of all files and folders
This may cause some problems if you boot back into XP - its generally best
to leave ownership alone, unless there is no other way to change the
permissions you wish to change.
Regardless, I'm glad you got it working
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- JB
Windows Vista Support Faq
http://www.jimmah.com/vista/