Windows 7 rights and permissions for audio files

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I have two partitions on my harddrive, one for the OS files and programs(labelled C), and the other for media and audio files(labelled F). Since I have multiple users, I made a folder for each user on the F drive to store the audio files. How can I make it so only each user can modify/add/delete their own files in their own folder on the F drive, but still be able to play files from another user?
 

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Add all the users to each of the User's media folders in the folder permissions.

For each user's folder set permissions to self as "Full Control" and other users as "Read only". Remove all other extra permissions from folders.
 

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Realtek High Definition Audio version=6.0.1.6323
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Spare bay for 2nd HDD but no SATA connector :-(
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Add all the users to each of the User's media folders in the folder permissions.

For each user's folder set permissions to self as "Full Control" and other users as "Read only". Remove all other extra permissions from folders.

I was able to do that but other users are still able to modify the files.
 

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For this to work everybody should be ordinary users and not administrators. Remove the Administrators group from the permissions also.
 

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MS Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1i5-2410M 2.3GHz (2.9GHz Turbo-Boost) Sandy Br...4GB+4GB Samsung DDR3 PC3-10700 (1333 MHz)Video Intel(R) HD Graphics Family, 1696MB ava...
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Toshiba Satellite P775-S7232
OS
MS Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1
CPU
i5-2410M 2.3GHz (2.9GHz Turbo-Boost) Sandy Bridge 32nm
Motherboard
Toshiba PHRAA ver. PSBY1U-00F003
Memory
4GB+4GB Samsung DDR3 PC3-10700 (1333 MHz)
Graphics Card(s)
Video Intel(R) HD Graphics Family, 1696MB available memory
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio version=6.0.1.6323
Monitor(s) Displays
17.3 " Trubrite TFT LCD, LED Backlit
Screen Resolution
1600x900 32 bit, Native support for 720P content
Hard Drives
TOSHIBA MK6476GSXN
580.614 [GB] partitioned C: 80GB and D: 500GB with hidden recovery partitons.

Spare bay for 2nd HDD but no SATA connector :-(
PSU
Toshiba AC/DC Adapter
Case
Notebook
Cooling
Built-in Fan
Keyboard
Premium Raised Tile keyboard
Mouse
Logitech M215 wireless mouse
Internet Speed
Not fast enough
Other Info
Built-in Harman Kardon speakers with Dolby Advanced Audio, Waves MaxxAudio® 3. HDMI, 1xUSB3+3xUSB2 ports, WebCam, Battery life 4hrs 11mins, 4GB Readyboost SDHC card, WD My Book Essential Ext HDDs 2 TB, 2x1TB, My Passport SE 1TB and WDTV 1st Gen for Multimedia playing on a Sony Wega 32" LCD.
Recent addition to my toys are Asus Transformer Pad TF300T with 32GB onboard sd card + 32GB microsd card.
For this to work everybody should be ordinary users and not administrators. Remove the Administrators group from the permissions also.

I have a few problems with that:

-There's only one admin and I'm using that account to modify the rights otherwise UAC is giving me problems about not having admin rights when trying to change the permissions.
-I'm able to deny normal users to modify files, but now users can't even change their own files. And when I try to remove that setting, it's telling me "access denied" even though I'm using the administrator account :mad:
 
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