Andrew McLaren

"Andreas Balzer" <andreasbalzer@gmail.com> wrote ...
> Due to a computer problem I had to reinstall Windows Vista 64 Bit
> Ultimate and afterwards move the Windows.old folder back into the root
> of my harddrive. Now it seems that many folder permissions are wrong
> and many of my programs are not able to work. Is there any method to
> reset all permissions of every Windows folder and file somehow?

Hi Andreas,

You could try using the "Security Analysis and Configuration" mmc snap-in to
load a security template.

Rin MMC, the go to File, Add/Remove Snap-in, and select "Security Analysis
and Configuration" from the list.

Now you need to use this snap-in, to load a security template.
C:\Windows\inf\defltwk.inf is the template for a "deafult workstation".
There are others as well - if you search around the web for "Security
Analysis and Configuration" and "template", you will probably find some
info.

Note that this is a somewhat unreliable way to restore a working copy of
Vista. If it was my machine, I would backup te user data, reformat the hard
disk, and re-install from scratch. This will probably end up the quicker
procedure and will certainly be more reliable as well. But applying a
template is your best shot at restoring the default permissions, I think.

Good luck with it!
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Andrew McLaren
amclar (at) optusnet dot com dot au