Extremely Strange Security Name under a file... Please Read

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Justin Jeffries

I have a folder with about 27 video files in it. They are video files which
I have downloaded on Bearshare. As of today, I clicked one of the videos and
Windows Media Player gave me an error and it wouldn't play. I have always
been able to play them though. However, I was looking at one specific video
file and I went to its properties. Under the security tab everything was
normal, it shows the permissions for Administrators, my User name, etc...
BUT there was something under the Group or user names list called:
S-1-5-21-527237240-1979792683-1801.What is this??? I have never seen it
before! I removed this name and suddenly the videos began to work. How
strange? Yes, well I tried removing this name in a duplicate folder with
similar videos, and it wouldn't go away! Someone please explain this to me.
Thank you.
 
Not sure what caused that, but if you open REGEDIT to the Hkey_Users hive,
you will find entries for users, like "S-1-5-21-..."

If that is your user ID, the "Identities" key will have a GUID number in it
that matches the mail folder store path in

OE, Tools menu, Options, Maintenance Tab, "Store Folder" button, see Change
button for path to Identity files.
 
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