I had an old install of windows on one of my drives and within the Documents and Settings the old user that i had has a bunch of files that i would either like to move or delete. But all of these files are set as read only and if i try to bring up the properties window to change these file types the checkbox is checked and greyed out so i cannot change the fact they are read-only. If anyone has any suggestions on how to fix this issue it would be much appreciated.
Windows XP Need help changing Read Only files
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To take ownership of a folder, follow these steps:
1.Right-click the folder that you want to take ownership of, and then click Properties.
2.Click the Security tab, and then click OK on the Security message (if one appears).
3.Click Advanced, and then click the Owner tab.
4.In the Name list, click your user name, or click Administrator if you are logged in as Administrator, or click the Administrators group. If you want to take ownership of the contents of that folder, select the Replace owner on subcontainers and objects check box.
5.Click OK, and then click Yes when you receive the following message:
You do not have permission to read the contents of directory folder name. Do you want to replace the directory permissions with permissions granting you Full Control?
All permissions will be replaced if you press Yes.
Note folder name is the name of the folder that you want to take ownership of.6.Click OK, and then reapply the permissions and security settings that you want for the folder and its contents.http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308421#top
How to take ownership of a file
loadTOCNode(2, 'moreinformation');Note You must be logged on to the computer with an account that has administrative credentials.
To take ownership of a file, follow these steps:
1.Right-click the file that you want to take ownership of, and then click Properties.
2.Click the Security tab, and then click OK on the Security message (if one appears).
3.Click Advanced, and then click the Owner tab.
4.In the Name list, click Administrator, or click the Administrators group, and then click OK.
The administrator or the Administrators group now owns the file. To change the permissions on the files and folders under this folder, go to step 5.
5.Click Add.
6.In the Enter the object names to select (examples) list, type the user or group account that you want to give access to the file. For example, type Administrator.
7.Click OK.
8.In the Group or user names list, click the account that you want, and then select the check boxes of the permissions that you want to assign that user.
9. When you are finished assigning permissions, click OK.
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308421
1.Right-click the folder that you want to take ownership of, and then click Properties.
2.Click the Security tab, and then click OK on the Security message (if one appears).
3.Click Advanced, and then click the Owner tab.
4.In the Name list, click your user name, or click Administrator if you are logged in as Administrator, or click the Administrators group. If you want to take ownership of the contents of that folder, select the Replace owner on subcontainers and objects check box.
5.Click OK, and then click Yes when you receive the following message:
You do not have permission to read the contents of directory folder name. Do you want to replace the directory permissions with permissions granting you Full Control?
All permissions will be replaced if you press Yes.
Note folder name is the name of the folder that you want to take ownership of.6.Click OK, and then reapply the permissions and security settings that you want for the folder and its contents.http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308421#top
How to take ownership of a file
loadTOCNode(2, 'moreinformation');Note You must be logged on to the computer with an account that has administrative credentials.
To take ownership of a file, follow these steps:
1.Right-click the file that you want to take ownership of, and then click Properties.
2.Click the Security tab, and then click OK on the Security message (if one appears).
3.Click Advanced, and then click the Owner tab.
4.In the Name list, click Administrator, or click the Administrators group, and then click OK.
The administrator or the Administrators group now owns the file. To change the permissions on the files and folders under this folder, go to step 5.
5.Click Add.
6.In the Enter the object names to select (examples) list, type the user or group account that you want to give access to the file. For example, type Administrator.
7.Click OK.
8.In the Group or user names list, click the account that you want, and then select the check boxes of the permissions that you want to assign that user.
9. When you are finished assigning permissions, click OK.
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308421