Access denied and user privileges issues

I'm going to let a technician have my Windows 7 64bit PC in order to do clone the HDD to a SSD and then replace the HDD with the SSD. I think the techn wants an admin level account. I am concerned that (s)he not gain access to confidential files etc that would be available to me were I logged in....

i was working on permissions, ownership, and auditing. i was wondering, a lot of files deny access regardless of whether i assume ownership, or so for my group. are those denials logged somewhere so I can delve into the purpose of those files and reason they are locked? too many to list from...

I've been pulling my hair out over this issue, or should I say, these issues. Firstly, a a minor issue. When I try to rename folders, or delete folders on my 2nd drive D, windows 7 keeps asking for admin permission. Why? How can I stop it from happening? I am the admin. I've tried taking...

Hi to you all. I am new to Win7 & to IE9 & I hate it. Or more specifically, I hate having to learn it. I was so happy with XP but now I'm stuck with this & having no fun at all.:cry: However I understand that is another subject. Today's problem: I need to dl some dll's into SysWow64 in order for...

I have a very simple network with just 2 laptops, one running Windows 7 and the other XP. The XP computer has one user and no password. The Win7 has 2 users, one with a password and one with no password. I have done all the right things to make Win7 files visible across the network but...