Re: XP and Duplicate User Accounts

From: Roger Abell [MVP] (mvpNOSPAM@asu.edu)
Date: 08/09/02 

From: "Roger Abell [MVP]" <mvpNOSPAM@asu.edu>
Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2002 07:29:15 -0700

"Wally" <wally@example.net> wrote in message
news:MPG.17bd99421244ca69896a7@msnews.microsoft.com...
> In an earlier post, Roger Abell [MVP] said...
>
> > A search with the words "take ownership" works for me.
> > I also sketched this in reply to Brent's 4:58pm thread.
>
> <Goes away and tries it>
>
> Unless you're interested in Disk Quotas the only useful reference is
> to "HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP
> (Q308421)", an external reference that only comes up if you're
> connected to the Internet at the time. Although that KB article does
> seem to address the problem.
>
> Maybe Roger uses XP-pro and the help system is more extensive?
>
> W.

Help in Pro yields the following as a Pick a Task: 

--
Roger
To take ownership of a file or folder
Open Windows Explorer, and then locate the file or f
older you want to take ownership of.
Right-click the file or folder, click Properties, and then
click the Security tab.
Click Advanced, and then click the Owner tab.
In the Change owner to box, click the new owner.
(Optional) To change the owner of all subcontainers
and objects within the tree, select the Replace owner
on subcontainers and objects check box.
 Notes
To open Windows Explorer, click Start, point to All Programs,
point to Accessories, and then click Windows Explorer.
If you are not joined to a domain and want to view the
Security tab, see To display the Security tab.
You can transfer ownership in two ways:
The current owner can grant the Take ownership permission
to others, allowing those users to take ownership at any time.
An administrator can take ownership of any file on the computer.
However, the administrator cannot transfer ownership to others.
This restriction keeps the administrator accountable.
In Windows XP Professional, the Everyone group no longer
includes the Anonymous Logon group.

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