We changed the ACL model in Vista so that even local administrators have
only read access to the operating system files. What are you trying to do
that requires more than this?

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Steve Riley
steve.riley@microsoft.com
http://blogs.technet.com/steriley
http://www.protectyourwindowsnetwork.com



"Tim Riley" <TimRiley@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:EF129E79-F3AB-414C-BEDA-E82A13195AE5@microsoft.com...
> I am trying to access certain folders, such as C:\Windows, and get the
> message that access is denied. The account under which I am logged in is
> the
> only administrator account on the machine. How do I change the so I have
> full access to everything on the machine?
>
> Tim