Re: Unable to delete folders

From: Doug Knox MS-MVP (dknox_at_mvps.org)
Date: 11/18/03 

Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 10:00:36 -0500

The Local Administrator should be able to take ownership of any file on the
computer. If not, go to Start, Run and enter GPEDIT.MSC (hopefully it
will run).

Go to Computer Configuration, Windows Settings, Security Settings, Local
Policies, User Rights Assignment

You may be able to adjust the Take ownership setting there. 

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Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
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"Sleurhutje" <sleurhutje@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:%23jeFiEdrDHA.2772@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
>
> After our system administrator removed the entire NT 4.0 domain, my backup
> machine (with a mass storage op 2.1TB) is not able to open, rename or
remove
> some folders. Message I get are about the domain being no longer available
> and security can not be verified.
>
> I removed the computer from the domain and made it a workgroup member
(same
> as the domainname). Things got even worse. Now the task scheduler doesn't
> work anymore, files can not be removed, some folders are inaccessible and
so
> on.
>
> Since the domain is gone, I can no longer revert back to this situation in
> which I could take control over files and folder as an administrator.
>
> The only available account on the stand-alone Windows XP Pro Sp1 box is
the
> administrator with no policies. How do I take ownership of files and
> folders??? How can I gain access to these files and folders???
>
>
>
> Jeroen
>
>

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