File Permissions-Yo Jimmy

[Jeff]

Jimmy,
How do i set file permissions? When i go to properties>security>edit;
and try to change it; I get access denied.
Basically I want my admin priveledges back;in FULL; like trusted installer.
Any help?

Anyone's more than welcome to answer.

Jeff

 

[Rick Rogers]

Hi Jeff,

Take ownership of it first (include subcontainers), then change permissions.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Jeff]

Rick,
OK,
How? at edit I choose my name under administrators;then check the full
control box. It checks them;when I hit apply;I get a deny.
Going that advanced route I find my name in the admin group; give it full
control;hit appy-still deny.
Need help here;for a file noob-lol
Thanks,
Jeff

 

[Kerry Brown]

Rick,
OK,
How? at edit I choose my name under administrators;then check the full
control box. It checks them;when I hit apply;I get a deny.
Going that advanced route I find my name in the admin group; give it
full control;hit appy-still deny.
Need help here;for a file noob-lol
Thanks,
Jeff

Try running Windows Explorer with Run as administrator.

 

[Jeff]

Kerry,
Tried that, I must be missing some obvious step here.

Jeff

 

[Kerry Brown]

That was a guess. I'm not on my Vista pc right now

 

[Jimmy Brush]

Jeff ... as far as I am aware, you should be able to take ownership of any
file on your hard drive when using administrator permission. Once you have
ownership, you should be able to change permission settings on the file
without prejudice (regardless of the permissions on the file).

I am curious as to what security is being applied to that file.

Please do the following:

- Click Start
- Type: cmd
- Right-click command prompt
- Click run as administrator
- Type: icacls PATH /save c:\permissions.txt

Where path is the file/folder you are having trouble with. For example:

icacls c:\windows\system32\explorer.exe /save c:\permisions.txt

- Browse to c:\
- Double-click permissions.txt
- Paste the contents of that file to the newsgroup

 

[Jeff]

Jimmy,
As you will see;its the dll file for the vista eval banner-lol-won't let
me rename it.
But here ya go. Did what ya asked.
Get the permissions.txt-but its blank!!!

Jeff

 

[Jeff]

Oops, my bad.
Was looking in the wrong place- here ya go

user32.dll.mui
DAI(A;;FA;;;S-1-5-80-956008885-3418522649-1831038044-1853292631-2271478464)(A;;0x1200a9;;;BA)(A;;0x1200a9;;;SY)(A;;0x1200a9;;;BU)S:AI

Jeff

 

[Jeff]

I see; from those shots;that Jeff/RC2 administrators does not have full
control.
D'Oh
So O.K. how?

Jeff
Help save a noob-lol !

 

[Rick Rogers]

Hi Jeff,

Select the security tab, click on the advanced button near the bottom. Click
on the Owner tab of the next dialog, then click edit. If UAC is on, you will
need to click continue, then click on your username in the "change owner to"
list and place a check in the box for "replace owner on subcontainers and
objects". Ok your way out.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Jeff]

Rick,
YEAY-Ya saved a noob!!! I give ya an atta-boy; for your MVP !!!! !!!
even copied it to a text file and saved it on a flash; for future
reference!!
YEAY-Will the 'REAL' admin please stand up?!!!
YEAY Yeay YEAY- Ha-I'll even keep uac on from now on.
My admin is back!!!!! ME-LOL
I know' I shouldn't be messing with files;but hey; if I want to mess up my
o.s. ;it's up to me!!! At least now it is!!!
Thanks so much,
oh; and Jimmy; also;you guys are great- might even put up with SPP
now-(OOPS-that's a different thread-LOL)

Jeff
!!!!!!! !!!!!!!

 

[Nick Payne]

Take ownership and then change the permissions. That's what I had to do with
winhlp32.exe to replace the dummy winhlp32.exe included in Vista with the
winhlp32.exe from WinXP - some of the apps I use have .HLP help files.

Nick

 

[Rick Rogers]

Glad you got it, Jeff.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org