Access is denied to some folders, Vista

drk1701 · 21-Sep-2009, 01:39 AM #1

Is there any way I can tell Vista that I am the owner of the laptop, and want permission to see ALL folders, files and content. I'll try to see something in the Windows Explorer and get "access is denied". I have worked on computers for 30 years and being denied access to my own machine is not acceptable. Can I turn this totally off?
When I got my laptop (Dell 1525 Inspiron) I set my own user to the same permissions as "Admistrator" then deleted the user.
Thanks, DRK

lunarlander · 21-Sep-2009, 02:56 AM #2

If you have the admin account, you can take ownership of files and folders. Right click on the file/folder, choose Properties, then Security Tab, then Advanced Button, then Owner tab.

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