Vista - file security

garbea01:
I have video files setup on a separate hard drive and under security
have full control of the folders. If you don't have a separate hard drive or
partition setup a file C:\ Video then set security so that you have full
control. Have a great day.

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Dennis Pack
XP x64, Vista Enterprise x64
Office2007
"garbea01" <garbea01@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1421338D-2ECB-49FB-9127-4A3D96E0C7BB@microsoft.com...
>
> I understand this,but i have have tried to change the security settings on
> certain files but still i cannot delete them.Is there any way of having
> total
> control of files as i convert a lot of video files and once converted i
> always delete the original file.
> "Dennis Pack" wrote:
>
>> garbea01:
>> When you are running "Disk Cleanup", you are running as an
>> administrator. The administrator has rights to delete. Where the
>> confusion
>> starts is that with XP by default everybody was running as an
>> administrator
>> at all times, but with Vista you are a user with administrative rights or
>> a
>> standard user and you are prompted when an administrator is needed. Try
>> not
>> to use all caps, it causes less flaming.
>>
>> --
>> Dennis Pack
>> XP x64, Vista Enterprise x64
>> Office2007
>> "garbea01" <garbea01@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:2C3F9D25-7733-4E10-8E7F-D0F56DA4B2E2@microsoft.com...
>> > IT IS MY PC I AM THE ONLY USER SO I SHOULD HAVE THE OPTION.I HAD TO
>> > REINSTALL
>> > VISTA TWICE SINCE IVE HAD IT.I T WOULD NOT LET ME DELETE THE TWO
>> > WINDOWS
>> > OLD
>> > FOLDERS CONTAINING ABOUT 16 GIG WORTH OF DATA.I CHANGED THE SECURITY
>> > SETTINGS
>> > TO ALLOW FULL ACCESS IT STILL WOULD NOT LET ME DELETE THE COMPLETE
>> > FOLDERS,I
>> > HAD TO DELETE FILES INDIVIDUALLY.BUT THEN I USED DISK CLEANUP AND IT
>> > DELETED
>> > EVERYTHING WITHOUT FILE SECURITY WARNINGS WHY?
>> >
>> >
>> > "Richard Urban" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Yes. File security IS a good thing. There are not many computers these
>> >> days
>> >> that are NOT used by more than one person. If each person has their
>> >> own
>> >> account, their files are kept separate from yours. You are not the
>> >> only
>> >> one
>> >> using a computer. The system has been designed for what the majority
>> >> of
>> >> users do with their computers.
>> >>
>> >> Try to delete the file through the program that created the file. It
>> >> is
>> >> likely "that" program that has the file locked.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Regards,
>> >>
>> >> Richard Urban MVP
>> >> Microsoft Windows Shell/User
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "garbea01" <garbea01@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:AB2A4119-3789-445A-964E-16377E205F17@microsoft.com...
>> >> >i am sure somebody thought file security was a good idea.but i
>> >> >dont.HOW
>> >> >CAN
>> >> >I
>> >> > TURN THIS OPTION OFF.I CREATED A VIEO FILE FOUND OUT IT WAS OUT OF
>> >> > SYNC
>> >> > TRIED
>> >> > TO DELETE IT AND COUNDNT.IF I HADNT PAID SO MUCH FOR THIS VISTS I
>> >> > WOULD
>> >> > DELETE IT AND GO BACK TO XP.
>> >>
>> >>
>>

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Joy be with you !


"Dennis_N" wrote: