04-11-2008
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Re: Can't change permission to "full control": Access is Denied.
I'll alert the media.
"Donald L McDaniel" <orthocross@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:aq9vv31kqm7somjgpookucao5suf949r3g@xxxxxx Quote:
> 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.
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> 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.
> Quote:
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>>"sean56a" <sean56a.373l35@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
>>news:sean56a.373l35@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net... Quote:
>>>
>>> This advice.
>>>
>>> see ya!
>>>
>>> Bob;666866 Wrote:
>>>> 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
> Please reply to the correct thread and article.
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