SOLVED Problem with Windows 7 files/folders permission

[Sedousan]

Hi everyone,

I am experiencing a very annoying problem with Windows 7 files and folders permission.

My computer hard drive consists of 2 partitions: partition C for OS installation (which was previously Vista and now Windows 7) and partition D for my data. After installing Windows 7, I couldn't access partition D any more. I then add a permission for me with the full control option. After that, I could see the contents of the partition. But I couldnt do anything such as renaming or deleting any file and folder easily. If I wanted to do something, I had to right-clicked it and do the same thing as I had done earlier with the partition. And this was really annoying. I couldn't even play a music file without doing so.

Is there any way to solve my problem? Any answer would be very appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

 

[Ripose]

Does Action Center & Event Log still work?

 

[Sedousan]

Hi everyone, with the help from a good friend I have solved the problem. I post the solution here for people who are also getting trouble with it. For example, I can't access the data partition D.

solution:
- download and run the "Take Ownership" program (it is a registry file). You can use google to find it.
- invoke the cmd command line, run it under the administrator right.
- type in:
takeown /f D:\
icacls D:\*.* /grant uid:F
(uid is the username to which we want to grant the permission).

Now you should regain the full control permission over your own files and folders.

 

[davehc]

I think you have possibly misunderstood the purpose of the "take ownership" reg file. I wrote it in the early Vista Beta days, to save me a lot of work. I cannot take credit for it, as it was duplicated by many others about the same time.
But it is a "stand alone" file. You merely have to invoke it from a run command or in the start. There is no requirement to open a command prompt.
What you have described, is the manual way to take ownership, not the use of the reg file.
For members, I have attached the original. It is zipped with the "take ownership" and the undo file. Just unzip it and run it. It will invoke a right click option for any folder or file in the drop down menu "Take ownership"