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[SquonkSC]

Hi Gareth,

I figured it out.


On the drive we added your username and that made all the folders have your username and that is what we wanted, so your access problem is solved.

The locks are there because the previous owner was "everyone" an account with diminished rights.

the only thing left to do is rightclick your d drive again and add the everyone account again. Make sure you don't any extra rights to it but the defaults it sets itself.

After adding it, click ok, and wait until the process finishes.

Now the lock are gone.

 

[SquonkSC]

Oh, and after that, go to the security tab of you d drive again, go to advanced,

and take ownership with the yourname account, and make sure you check the box that applies it to subfolders and objects.

That's it.

 

[Frostbite]

What's the current state of your folder and subfolders? Can you access them? Is the problem that they just still have the padlock icons?

 

[SquonkSC]

What's the current state of your folder and subfolders? Can you access them? Is the problem that they just still have the padlock icons?

Yes, I believe so, and I posted two posts above here to help him through this last bit, but he's again not responding.

 

[SquonkSC]

Damn, he went offline. that's nice.

 

[Gareth]

Sorry again, I didn't really have time today to answer back, sorry and thank you guys, I can access them now, firstly I couldn't edit or play them but now when I did the step you given, I have all full rights now, however, the padlock still remains there, even though I can get full access. Someone mentioned about it's because I was/ was sharing that folder, do you think that's right?

Thanks guys for your help, I really appreciate it.

 

[SquonkSC]

You're forgiven.

Follow this post I posted. It's the last step.

Before you do that, go to the music library and remove the D:\music location.

After the last step you can add the location in the library again.

Hi Gareth,

I figured it out.


On the drive we added your username and that made all the folders have your username and that is what we wanted, so your access problem is solved.

The locks are there because the previous owner was "everyone" an account with diminished rights.

the only thing left to do is rightclick your d drive again and add the everyone account again. Make sure you don't any extra rights to it but the defaults it sets itself.

After adding it, click ok, and wait until the process finishes.

Now the lock are gone.

 

[Gareth]

Nope, the locks still remain there.

 

[SquonkSC]

Hi Gareth,

I'm all out of options.

I have done the things you did on one of my computers just to recreate the situation, and it worked.

Don't know why it's not working in your case.

Good thing though is that you do have full access now to all the folders.


Hope anyone here has a clue how to get rid of the locks.

Good luck

 

[Frostbite]

What you need to do is give Authenticated Users permissions to My Music then propagate the permissions down to the sub folders and files as follows. You can replace what permissions you like in screenshot 5 or leave it as full Control. That should sort it. Ok out of the last 2 windows not shown.

 

[SquonkSC]

Hi Frostbite,

I used to know about that, but I forgot the exact procedure.

Thanks for very instructive solution.

Greetz

 

[Frostbite]

No problem. It always looks easier in pictures.

 

[Zidane24]

I also have a solution in the for of a tool I made:
Tell me what you guys think!

 

[Frostbite]

Useful tool for changing ownership. The padlock on folders and files is created by having restrictive permissions on them. Thus giving a lower user access it removes it. Such as Guest, Everyone, User or Authenticated Users.

 

[Zidane24]

Useful tool for changing ownership. The padlock on folders and files is created by having restrictive permissions on them. Thus giving a lower user access it removes it. Such as Guest, Everyone, User or Authenticated Users.

I am glad you found it useful...MUCH faster than the GUI way of things and for me normally I have no luck with that way anyways!

 

[SquonkSC]

I also have a solution in the for of a tool I made:
Tell me what you guys think!

Great little tool Zidane,

Will be in my toolbox from now on.

Saves me RSI from clicking through the menu's.

Can't believe MS still has this same old and very confusing security interface since NT4.

Now that would be one thing I would like to see changed in the next version of windows.
Just one big window with all the options present instead of all these sub windows.

 

[Zidane24]

Great little tool Zidane,

Will be in my toolbox from now on.

Saves me RSI from clicking through the menu's.

Can't believe MS still has this same old and very confusing security interface since NT4.

Now that would be one thing I would like to see changed in the next version of windows.
Just one big window with all the options present instead of all these sub windows.

Be sure to post any thing wrong that occurs with it...That way I can make sure it is as bug free as possible. As for now I am going to call it FINAL.

 

[SquonkSC]

@Zidane,

Ok, I'll put it on my virtual pc and extensively test it and post back to you.

 

[johnny5cz]

grant permission to folders/exec. files doesn't work

Hi all,

The first of all I'm an experienced user of windows based systems and Linux too.

I have had a similar unsolvable problem with a permissions to the folders/executable files stored in another partition than system (on d:\) on windows 7. After a (clean) new installation windows 7 RC 64bit ENG (code 7100.0.090421) to c:\ I tried to grant a permission to folders/executable files on d:\ makes before on windows XP 32 bit as administrator.

I used the same setup correctly typed here:

1. login user as administrator with administrator's rights
2. Take Ownership as Administrators (administrators group)
3. Assign full access rights control permissions to Administrators group.
4. restart PC and check ownership and permissions of folder/exec. file as administrators group.

But after that windows 7 were not able to access to the folder at all ("You don't currently have permission to access this folder"). I tried to find out any solution via google or windows forum but without any successes.

Actually I reinstalled windows 7 again and I had a new problem. Some executable files downloaded and stored on d:\ on the previous installation of windows 7 (mostly marked in different color because archive), I was not able to open/execute. Windows typed me "You don't have permission to open this file" or some times more simple "access denied".

It was suprise, because on the second installation of windows 7 I have had the same user rights (and ownership and accesses rights too) as the first installation windows 7. I tried to open this files on windows XP, but when I execute the files it typed "file is broken".

I think that problem was in a certificate of windows 7 used during storing files on NTFS saved in operational memory. Because between the 1st installation and the 2nd installation of windows 7 was PC only rebooted (no shut down).

When I copy my image of the partition of windows XP to the disc C:\ and shut down PC and reboot, I successfully execute some downloaded files on the 1st installation of windows 7

Windows 7 RC 64 bit (code 7100.0.090421) have a big problem with grant access to control folders/files. When the file has stored you would not be able to open them in other windows system (with the same ownership and accesses, indeed).

I returned to my windows XP / Ubuntu and waiting if Microsoft release patch for this. If not, many people will have similar problems like me/you.

johnny5
mailto: [email protected]

 

[caddillac]

i need help

im having the same problem but cant get access to my folder and im the owner