Access Denied to Certain Folders

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

"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
Hello Tim,
You can first try : right click on the folder, click Run As Administrator.
If you can gain access, end of story. If not, try the link below regarding "
Take ownership of an item ". Please tell me your result.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/67...ship-file.html

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?

--
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

Steve -

I can't even display the contents of the folder.


"Steve Riley [MSFT]" wrote:

> 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?
>
> --
> 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
>

What are the steps you're taking, and what's the exact error message?

--
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:3EC67F4F-1921-40EA-9D8F-B9784DFE884C@microsoft.com...
> Steve -
>
> I can't even display the contents of the folder.
>
>
> "Steve Riley [MSFT]" wrote:
>
>> 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?
>>
>> --
>> 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
>>