Bob Anderson wrote:
> I did a clean install of Vista and now I can't view some pictures (jpg, gif)
> that were on my hard drive before the install. I get the error:
>
> "You don't have permission to open this file.
>
> Contact the file owner or administrator to obtain permission."
>
> This seems kind of odd since I am the administrator....
Take ownership of the files.
To take ownership of a file/folder:
1. Right-click the file/folder that you want to take ownership of, and
then click Properties.
2. Click the Security tab, click Advanced, and then click the Owner tab.
3. Click Edit. Administrator permission required If you are prompted for
an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide
confirmation.
4. Click the name of the person you want to give ownership to.
5. If you want that person to be the owner of files and subfolders in
this folder, select the Replace owner on subcontainers and objects check
box.
6. Click OK
Malke
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