How did this happen? Recent history? Is a client machine Sort of. I have checked machine for Virus using Norton and Spybot and have not found anything.
Client admits screwing around but not sure what was done. Is an easily confused easily freaked out type person so impossible to get a decent answer as to what was done. You have my sympathies. Messing around with the permissions isn't the way to go. Back up their data to external media - DVD, external hard drive, server, etc. Do a Repair Install. You do not have permission to read the contents of directory folder name. Do you want to replace the directory permissions with permissions granting you Full Control?
All permissions will be replaced if you press Yes. How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP? Prerequisites for taking ownership of a file or a folder You must be logged on to the computer with an account that has administrative privileges. If you are running Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, you must start the computer in safe mode, and then log on with an account that has Administrative rights to have access to the Security tab.
To disable simple file sharing, follow these steps: Click Start, and then click My Computer. To grant special permission in the key, click Advanced , and then double-click the user or group that you want to assign special access. Under Permissions , select the Allow or the Deny check box for each permission you want to allow or deny. On the Edit menu, click Permissions , and then click Add. In the Locations box of the Select Users, Computers, or Groups dialog box, click the computer or domain of the users and groups that you want to choose from.
Click the name of the user or group, click Add , and then click OK. In the Permissions dialog box, assign a type of access to the selected user or group by using the guidelines that this article described earlier. If you want the inheritable permissions that are assigned to the parent key to apply to a subkey, select the Inherit from parents the permission entries that apply to child objects. Include these with entries explicitly defined here.
If you want to reset the permission entries on child objects so that they are the same as the current parent object, select the Replace permission entries on all child objects with entries shown here that apply to child object. Click Advanced , and then click the Owner tab. Under Change owner to , click the new owner, and then click OK. Note: You can permit another user to take ownership of a registry key only if you are the current owner of the key.
To permit a user to take ownership of a registry key, you must first grant the user Full Control of the key. You can take ownership of a registry key if you are logged on as an administrator, or if you have been specifically assigned the permission to take ownership of the registry key by the current owner.
Assigning Permissions to a Registry Key Click the key that you want to assign permissions. Click the group or user name that you want to work with. Assign one of the following access levels to the key: Select the Allow check box for Read to give permission to read the key contents, but not save any changes.
Notes from the Advanced Security settings: If you want the inheritable permissions that are assigned to the parent key to apply to a subkey, select the Inherit from parents the permission entries that apply to child objects. Changing Ownership of a Registry Key Click the key for which you want to change ownership.
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