MattM 0 #1 May 16, 2003 i deleted ALL permissions on a folder and i can't re-add any permissions because i dont have permission to! how can i fix that???? (winXP) Matt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nathaniel 0 #2 May 16, 2003 find the owner, or if you are administrator take ownership.My advice is to do what your parents did; get a job, sir. The bums will always lose. Do you hear me, Lebowski? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MattM 0 #3 May 16, 2003 no, u dont get it. I deleted ALL PERMISSIONS including the admin permissions to the folder. So as of right now, no one can get into it or add any permissions. This is my home PC. Matt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Keith 0 #4 May 16, 2003 I did that once. There's a way to fix it, but I'll be damned if I can remember how. I'll have to think on it. edited to add: He's right it has something to do with administator access.Keith Don't Fuck with me Keith - J. Mandeville Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lummy 4 #5 May 16, 2003 and like he said, TAKE ownership of the folder and all child objects.... Right click on the folder, scroll to security, click on advanced, Take ownershipI promise not to TP Davis under canopy.. I promise not to TP Davis under canopy.. eat sushi, get smoochieTTK#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nathaniel 0 #7 May 16, 2003 then start with the folder and work your way down. the owner can always change perms on a file. if you are the administrator but not the owner you can take ownership and become the owner in this way (you can't give ownership back without hax0ring iirc) .My advice is to do what your parents did; get a job, sir. The bums will always lose. Do you hear me, Lebowski? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MattM 0 #8 May 16, 2003 hey, what do you know... i found the owner tab.... lol Matt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
akaGQ 0 #9 May 16, 2003 I dont even know WHAT THE HELL Y'ALL ARE TALKING ABOUT - GQ ... it was the love of the air and sky and flying, the lure of adventure, the appreciation of beauty ... -Charles Lindberg Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hooked 0 #10 May 16, 2003 Quote I dont even know WHAT THE HELL Y'ALL ARE TALKING ABOUT Don't feel bad, I don't either, but I always read these posts, thinking I'll learn something. J -------------------------------------- Sometimes we're just being Humans.....But we're always Human Beings. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIvan 0 #11 May 16, 2003 Well, you MUST have an ADMIN account (which can't be deleted BUT can be renamed), in situations like that, login as ADMIN and fix the 'MESSES' you might have created. __________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Malev 0 #12 May 16, 2003 Quoteyou MUST have an ADMIN account Indeed, and you must have set this up when installing the OS/turning on the PC for the first time (if it all came pre-installed). Try your default passwords. At a worst case, you might be able to go into recovery mode (stick in your WinXP cd-rom and re-boot the PC), or to use a boot disk (if your file system is FAT32) to backup your files. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChasingBlueSky 0 #13 May 16, 2003 are you on NTFS or FAT32 - that will also effect how security is handled. But they are right - log on as admin and take ownership. Unless you were using encryption, that should work._________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
