Problem to modify authorization of "Program Files (x86)


  1. Elowen
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    Windows 7 & Windows Vista
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    Problem to modify authorization of "Program Files (x86)


    Hello everybody !

    As I said before, it is difficult to speak correctly in English. I'm sorry.

    I'll try to explain a problem related by one of members of my forum.
    I can't test on my PC because I use a 32 bits version of Windows 7 who not contains the folder that he want's to modify.

    OS : Windows 7 64 bits (x86)

    He wants to modify the rights of the folder "Program Files (x86)" but he have no access to do (see the screenhots)



    He seems to be administrator. I wait for his confirmation.
    I'm suprise that the menu doesn't contain the "advance" button...

    I can't find any solution in french forums...

    Thank you for your help.
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  3. harpua
    Posts : 1,011
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 (Retail)
       New #2

    I think he needs to "Take Ownership" of that folder. Check out this tutorial
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  4. Elowen
    Posts : 7
    Windows 7 & Windows Vista
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    Thank you very much for your reply and for the tutorial

    It's actually what he wants to do.

    Last question :

    Is this normal that everything is grayed when he wants to modify "manually" even if he is administrator ? This folder is protect ?
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  6. harpua
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    Not necessarily normal, but not unusual. There seem to be a lot of different things that can cause ownership and permission issues like this to arise. For example, I think just turning UAC off and on can sometimes mess up some permissions. But whatever the cause, I think it's very useful to have a quick and easy menu option available to automate the process of Taking Ownership. Comes in very handy more often than one would think.
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  7. Elowen
    Posts : 7
    Windows 7 & Windows Vista
    Thread Starter
       New #5

    Ok.
    Thank You again
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