Access Denied to Certain Folders

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Tim Riley

Guest
I am trying to access certain folders, such as C:\Windows, and get the

message that access is denied. The account under which I am logged in is the

only administrator account on the machine. How do I change the so I have

full access to everything on the machine?

Tim

 
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t-4-2

Guest
"Tim Riley" <TimRiley@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:EF129E79-F3AB-414C-BEDA-E82A13195AE5@microsoft.com...<span style="color:blue">

>I am trying to access certain folders, such as C:Windows, and get the

> message that access is denied. The account under which I am logged in is

> the

> only administrator account on the machine. How do I change the so I have

> full access to everything on the machine?

>

> Tim</span>

Hello Tim,

You can first try : right click on the folder, click Run As Administrator.

If you can gain access, end of story. If not, try the link below regarding "

Take ownership of an item ". Please tell me your result.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/67717-ta...rship-file.html

 
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Steve Riley [MSFT]

Guest
We changed the ACL model in Vista so that even local administrators have

only read access to the operating system files. What are you trying to do

that requires more than this?

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Steve Riley

steve.riley@microsoft.com

http://blogs.technet.com/steriley

http://www.protectyourwindowsnetwork.com

"Tim Riley" <TimRiley@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:EF129E79-F3AB-414C-BEDA-E82A13195AE5@microsoft.com...<span style="color:blue">

> I am trying to access certain folders, such as C:Windows, and get the

> message that access is denied. The account under which I am logged in is

> the

> only administrator account on the machine. How do I change the so I have

> full access to everything on the machine?

>

> Tim </span>

 
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Tim Riley

Guest
Steve -

I can't even display the contents of the folder.

"Steve Riley [MSFT]" wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

> We changed the ACL model in Vista so that even local administrators have

> only read access to the operating system files. What are you trying to do

> that requires more than this?

>

> --

> Steve Riley

> steve.riley@microsoft.com

> http://blogs.technet.com/steriley

> http://www.protectyourwindowsnetwork.com

>

>

>

> "Tim Riley" <TimRiley@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:EF129E79-F3AB-414C-BEDA-E82A13195AE5@microsoft.com...<span style="color:green">

> > I am trying to access certain folders, such as C:Windows, and get the

> > message that access is denied. The account under which I am logged in is

> > the

> > only administrator account on the machine. How do I change the so I have

> > full access to everything on the machine?

> >

> > Tim </span>

> </span>

 
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Steve Riley [MSFT]

Guest
What are the steps you're taking, and what's the exact error message?

--

Steve Riley

steve.riley@microsoft.com

http://blogs.technet.com/steriley

http://www.protectyourwindowsnetwork.com

"Tim Riley" <TimRiley@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:3EC67F4F-1921-40EA-9D8F-B9784DFE884C@microsoft.com...<span style="color:blue">

> Steve -

>

> I can't even display the contents of the folder.

>

>

> "Steve Riley [MSFT]" wrote:

><span style="color:green">

>> We changed the ACL model in Vista so that even local administrators have

>> only read access to the operating system files. What are you trying to do

>> that requires more than this?

>>

>> --

>> Steve Riley

>> steve.riley@microsoft.com

>> http://blogs.technet.com/steriley

>> http://www.protectyourwindowsnetwork.com

>>

>>

>>

>> "Tim Riley" <TimRiley@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:EF129E79-F3AB-414C-BEDA-E82A13195AE5@microsoft.com...<span style="color:darkred">

>> > I am trying to access certain folders, such as C:Windows, and get the

>> > message that access is denied. The account under which I am logged in

>> > is

>> > the

>> > only administrator account on the machine. How do I change the so I

>> > have

>> > full access to everything on the machine?

>> >

>> > Tim</span>

>> </span></span>

 
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