Re: Need help with File Permissions

From: Doug Knox MS-MVP (dknox_at_mvps.org)
Date: 05/06/05

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    See Help and Support and search for "take ownership"

    HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP
    http://support.microsoft.com/?id=308421 

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Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
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Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
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"malhenry" <malhenry@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:04FA503C-7167-41C0-800A-93D3CB993934@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
> 
> I have copied thousands of files from my old XP Pro system drive to a brand 
> new installed drive of XP Pro.  Unfortunately, on my old system all the files 
> were created under an admin acct.
> 
> On my new system, I want to just use the admin acct for installs only and 
> use the restricted user account for regular work.  Unfortunately the 
> restricted user only has Read Execute permission on all the files.  How can I 
> change this so that the restricted user also has write permission to all of 
> these data files, but does not have admin privileges.
> 
> TIA!
>
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