Access to folders

I recently purchased a new laptop with Vista on it, and I continue to be
frustrated by the layers of security I have to constantly wade through. I
am the owner, administrator and sole user of this computer. It is used in
my home and is not part of any LAN. Yet even though I am the administrator
and only user, I still have to give myself permission before I can do
certain things or run certain programs. Is there any quick and easy way I
can change a setting somewhere so that I don't have to constantly give
myself permission to do various things?

Also, I have managed to change the security settings on various folders by
going into Properties so that I can access the folders freely and see and
access all files. But there are certain folders like the main Windows
folder where I can't quite get the settings right so that I can have full
control over the folder. I still see certain things grayed out on security
screens under Properties where I am trying to give myself full control.

I should mention that I have been a computer professional for more than 40
years so this is not a situation where it is likely I will "accidentally"
delete something important or do something to destroy the integrity of the
system. I have had a lot of experience over the years with earlier Windows
operating systems and am pretty comfortable with Windows XP and its
predecessors. But Vista is turning out to be a real pain, and for a single
user, single computer environment like mine where I am not part of a network
and am just using the computer for my own personal reasons, the security is
excessive and annoying.

So again...my questions are these:

1) Is there an easy way I can give myself total control over all folders
and files on the system?

2) Can I somehow get rid of those annoying "need your permission to
continue" messages when the system ought to be smart enough to realize that
I am an administrator and the only user?


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Relevant Pages

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