How to Take Ownership in Windows 7
1. Locate the file or folder on which you want to take ownership in windows explorer
2. Right click on file or folder and select
“Properties” from Context Menu
3. Click on
Security tab
4. Click on
“Advance”
5. Now click on
Owner tab in Advance Security Settings for User windows
6. Click on
Edit Button and select user from given Change Owner to list if user or group is not in given list then click on other users or groups. Enter name of user/group and click ok.
8. Now select User/group and click apply and ok. (Check “Replace owner on subcontainers and objects” if you have files and folder within selected folder)
9. Click ok when Windows Security Prompt is displayed
10. Now Owner name must have changed.
11. Now click
Ok to exist from Properties windows
Once you have
taken the ownership of file or folder next part comes is
Granting Permissions to that file/folder or object.
How to Grant Permissions in Windows 7
1. Locate the file or folder on which you want to take ownership in windows explorer
2. Right click on file or folder and select
“Properties” from Context Menu
3. Click on
Edit button in Properties windows Click ok to
confirm UAC elevation request.
4. Select user/group from permission windows or click add to add other user or group.
5. Now under Permission section check the rights which you want to grant i.e check
“Full Control” under the
“Allow” column to
assign full access rights control permissions to Administrators group.
6. Click
Ok for changes to take effect and click ok final ok to exit from Properties window.
maybe this can help you Pal..!!