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More info?)
"Florian Leitner" <Florian Leitner@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:A1FA68A4-5448-4567-A9B9-63FAB460CC4D@microsoft.com...
>I am in deep trouble: using Win XP Home SP2, starting up in Safe Mode,
> accessing the security tab on my NTFS System/OS partition (C
I still can
> not change folder permissions - which I want to do specifically for
> C:\Programs and subsolders - my applications can not write to theire own
> folders, because somehow the write prtoection is on for ALL these folders
> and
> subfolders. (I have this annoying grey/green box write lock on all my
> folders
> here.)
>
> I open to the security tab and changed the advanced security permissions
> for
> admins, myself, users and even for anybody (I know this is dangerous, but
> I'm
> simply desperate) to allow ubiquitious access to everything for all
> folders,
> subfolders and files (i.e. I did this for C:, C:\Programs and also tried
> it
> for some subfolders). Still I can not unset the d..n write lock (note this
> is
> in safe mode!)!! Even if I go into the command console, trying to unset
> permissions with "attrib -R C:\somepath" or "attrib -R C:\sompath /s /d"
> nothing changes at all. (I also made sure I am the owner of all the files
> by
> resetting me as owner for all files in all folders and subfolders)
>
> I am clueless now - what is wrong, how can I otherwise get into the real
> Admin mode to change those annoying file access permissions?! Pleas help,
> thank you!!
>
Having the folder set for Raed Only does not stop users from
reading/writing/modifying files within the folder as long as they have
appropriate NTFS permissions. Are you sure you have not added the Deny
permission anywhere? Deny takes precedence over everything else. If you deny
a group everyone in that group will be denied even if they are listed as
allowed access as a user or another group.
Kerry