Folder Security Problem

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I was changing the security for a permitted user and somehow Vista removed
the full control from my user ID for the selected folder. I'm the
administrator and own the folder. I tried getting to the folder and reset the
permission problem several different ways including setting up a new
administrative user. Nothing was successful. The full control box is grayed
out, although checked, and cannot be changed.

Any and all suggestions will be appreciated.
 
I tried the suggested fix. No matter where I do it from, Windows or DOS, I
receive an "access denied" message fro the particular folder. What about
turning off UAC so I may be able to delete the folder and restore it?

BJRenton
 
If you tried it from an elevated command prompt then turning off UAC won't
help. That does not do anything different from elevating.

What is the name of the folder and can you see the ACL on it? If you run
icacls against the folder from an elevated command prompt, what do you see?
 
Actually, turning off UAC did help. For some reason, the Administrators group
was denied access. I turned this back on and everything went back to normal.
These files and folders were restored from a Win2000 system. The backup and
restore was done using Acronis.

Your blog sent me in the right direction. So, your help is really appreciated.

As always, every time Microsoft tries to make things simpler, they just
can't seem to get it right. The only people who benefit are the casual users
who do email and write letters. In addition, their help was written by old
IBM tech writers. It's totally circular. I have placed these same complaints
with Microsoft every time they come out with a new version of Windows. Enough
ranting.

Thanks again for your help.

BJ Renton
 
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