On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:54:22 -0400, "Bob" <bob@xxxxxx> wrote:
Quote:
>Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out.
Bob, that was totally unnecessary and un-called-for.
Anyone who read the interchange between you and the OP knows what
"advice" the OP was referring to: YOUR advice.
By the way, it is VERY UNWISE for a USER ACCOUNT of any kind to take
"Full control" over every file/folder on the machine. This is because
many files are NOT supposed to be user-accessible, since they are very
important to the proper operation of the OS. Because of this, even
"admins" will be UNABLE to gain control over many files and folders
under Vista.
For this reason, in Vista, an "administrator" account is (for all
intents and purposes) a STANDARD user account with SOME Administrator
privileges, and CONTRARY to Microsoft's words about this, does NOT
provide "full control" to the user.
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>"sean56a" <sean56a.373l35@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
>news:sean56a.373l35@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net... Quote:
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>> This advice.
>>
>> see ya!
>>
>> Bob;666866 Wrote: Quote:
>>> This will work:
>>> Add "Take Ownership" to right-click menu in Vista
>>> 'Add \"Take Ownership\" to right-click menu in Vista'
>>> (http://www.petri.co.il/add-take-owne...menu-vista.htm)
>>> -------
>>> *Report back, please*
>>> [When responding to posts, please include the post(s) you are replying
>>> to so
>>> that others may learn and benefit from the issue]
>>>
>>> [How to ask a question]
>>> 'How to ask a question' (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375)
>>>
>>> "sean56a" <sean56a.372e12@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
>>> news:sean56a.372e12@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net...> > >
>>> > >
>>> > > Hello,
>>> > >
>>> > > I am trying to free up a bunch of files that I royally stuffed up.
>>> > I
>>> > > originally attempted to restrict access to a folder tree. When I
>>> > tried
>>> > > getting access to them using my administrator password, however, I
>>> > was
>>> > > denied. I am able to take ownership using my Administrator account
>>> > > (takeown /f in the command prompt). But when I give all the
>>> > accounts
>>> > > and groups Full Control in the security tab of the folder I
>>> > originally
>>> > > restricted, I hit "Apply" and I run into the following message: "An
>>> > > error occurred while applying security information to: <<filename>>
>>> > > Access is denied." I can free up individual files by first taking
>>> > > ownership of them with the Admin account then giving myself full
>>> > > control. Unfortunately we're talking about hundreds of files. I
>>> > can't
>>> > > spend all day doing this. Any ideas? Thanks in advance for any
>>> > > suggestions you all may have. Cheers.
>>> > >
>>> > > Sean
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> > > --
>>> > > sean56a > > >>
>>
>> --
>> sean56a Donald L McDaniel
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