Vista - Can't change permission to "full control": Access is Denied.

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

This will work:
Add "Take Ownership" to right-click menu in Vista
http://www.petri.co.il/add-take-owne...menu-vista.htm
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"sean56a" <sean56a.372e12@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
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I was able to work around it in the end by disabling UAC for a hot second, moving the file, and enabling it afterward. Thanks for your advice though.

Thanks for what advice?
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"sean56a" <sean56a.373c27@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
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This advice.

see ya!

Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out.

"sean56a" <sean56a.373l35@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
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On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:54:22 -0400, "Bob" <bob@xxxxxx> wrote:
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.
Donald L McDaniel
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I'll alert the media.

"Donald L McDaniel" <orthocross@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hey Bob.

I just wanted to let you know I have been spending hours trying to figure out how to get access to MY files and your reg edit was the only thing that worked.

I understand why you said what you did to that other guy. He didnt take your advice and used another method that doesnt fix anything in the long term.

Your advice worked for me and Im so glad for it!

Thanks!

Everyone else: Grow a backbone

Actually, my solution freed up the files and I never looked back on this issue until now. No permanent changes to anything.