Comments on: Windows 7 Access Denied: Permission & Ownership

By: ron

ron — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 00:39:17 +0000

I’ve wasted enough time on this issue with Windows 7. I’m going back to XP. Window 7 is the most ridiculous piece of crap I’ve seen from Microsoft in some time, and that’s saying something.

By: Trauma-D91

Trauma-D91 — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 19:41:15 +0000

Switch to Ubuntu. I have been using it for a few years now and I have nothing but good things to say about it. I haven’t had any of the problems I have on the Windows 7 PCs at work and its FREE!!!

By: pk

pk — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 06:20:35 +0000

I am using the administrator but when i add a new hardware and try to copy paste then access is denied and no permission to administrator is shown.

By: Kriego

Kriego — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 06:59:24 +0000

My solution :
1st of all take the ownership as mentioned above….
Then follow the following steps :

1) Right click on the folder -> Properties
2) Goto Security tab
3) Select Advanced
4) Goto Auditing tab
5) Click on Add
6) Then click on advanced
7) Click on find now
Select your user and click on ok and then again on ok
9) Now select your user and click on Edit
10) Tick on the full control check box
11) Now click on ok in every property window

There we go….Done

I hope this will work for you….

By: Sean Reeves

Sean Reeves — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:47:00 +0000

I had tried all of the ‘Take Ownership’ style ‘fixes’ that I could find. Some would work temporarily, then revert back to the error, and some wouldn’t work at all. Last night I stumbled across a thread on another site regarding ‘icalcs’ which is a Windows utility that edits ACLs (access control lists).

Long story short, I started running this utility via CMD prompt on my 1TB USB 3.0 drive and after an hour, went to bed. When I awakened, the utility had finished after processing nearly 400,000 files and my permission error problems are gone!

The blog where I found this information is located at:
http://lallousx86.wordpress.com/2009/06/14/resetting-ntfs-files-security-and-permission-in-windows-7/

However, many readers were having problems running the utility (not sure why), so I created a .BAT file that does it for you. Simply place the .BAT file in the directory to have its permissions reset, and run the file as an administrator.

You can download the .BAT from my site:
http://www.enoctis.net/shared/Win7_File-Permissions.zip

I hope everyone finds this useful and that they have as much luck as I did with it. My external drive is now error free.

Best Regards,

Sean Reeves
SPC, USA
Armorer NCO

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By: David Ecklein

David Ecklein — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 04:45:14 +0000

Michael, I tried this. It seems to work partially.

I saw many “access denied” messages when changing ownership (page 8 of your 10-page instruction), and ignored them as suggested. But I don’t see how those files were in use.

When I tried to copy the disk into a desktop folder, it only copied a small fraction of what was on the disk (about 80 Gb on disk, only 13 Gb copied). So this is not a complete solution as I see it.

By: Don

Don — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 09:39:15 +0000

I am sharing the problem with permissions. I am finding that no matter how hard I try, I cannot get my pdf editor to save to ANY folder on my hard drive. Hence the Windows 7 UNoperating system does not allow me to save essential files. This dysfunction renders this operating system useless for my needs. I was initially satisfied with this purchase. However, I am an Ergonomist and routinely evaluate usability of software. It is totally objectionable that Microsoft would restrict permissions to my folder by default. As the Administrator of this computer I should be able to use everything freely and manually set restrictions as I see fit. In spite of other good features, I would fail Windows 7 if I were to evaluate it. This adds to my frustration with other blatant errors in Microsoft products that go unfixed. For example, after saving text while editing within Notepad the cursor will change or give the appearance that is is within the text but when you type you find it enters characters somewhere else. This has been going on for years. My solution: buy a commerical notepad replacement. The frustrating part is that any Freshman computer science student can write a text editor that is more reliable. But this permissions issue in Windows 7 underscores the “Nanny philosophy” that Microsoft has been pursuing for years. I am sure the company line will be that this is all “for our own good” to protect us from hackers but I would hope that the minds at the Redmond think tank would develop some usable software.

By: John Marnell

John Marnell — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 06:27:40 +0000

Nick thanks your a genius! Even Microsoft could not answer my questions but all I had to do was change the owner from C: as you describer! THanks!!!!

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By: renzo

renzo — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 05:00:11 +0000

thx, it worked, finally!

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By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 18 May 2011 02:55:31 +0000

This permission administrator crap should never be an issue when you buy and own the computer. And why isn’t there a blanket correction to fix all folders? You have to fix them one at a time? Un-wtf-believable.

By: Ed

Ed — Thu, 05 May 2011 19:33:10 +0000

Problem solved!~
Download a routine, which is a registry folder.
After the merge everything works again.

It give a context menu (right click) option to take full admin ownership of any files.
To make it simple I just did the whole windows folder..
It works like a charm.

The file is named
“GrantAdminFullControl”
http://www.filestube.com/dc539bd3ba3628a203ea,g/GrantAdminFullControl.html

By: JP

JP — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 18:33:22 +0000

This doesn’t work for outlook contacts. Any other suggestions?

By: JP

JP — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 18:31:28 +0000

Gave WHAT one more try?

I want to be the God of my computer.

By: JP

JP — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 18:20:28 +0000

First of all, the steps you wrote are actually on my computer. Congrats and thank you.

However, this didn’t work for my outlook contacts.

I used to have permission … just a couple of days ago. No majors changes that I know of since then. One automatic update is all.

By: JP

JP — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 18:12:16 +0000

“Do not try this on you C/boot drive. It will change so many permissions that you’ll need to reinstall windows.”

I don’t have permission to see my outlook contacts. Outlook is on my C drive.

I used to have permission! I didn’t knowingly do anything to cause a change.

Microsoft should pay us for using this crap.

By: JP

JP — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 17:58:20 +0000

I agree with, “I think they have some stupid programmers who are trying to make a hell for us simple home users. Go to hell with all “administrators” who are trying to make a living at our expense!”

I’m getting fed up with Windows 7 also.

By: Lis

Lis — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 00:40:35 +0000

THANK YOU!

By: mike

mike — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 18:45:26 +0000

All I want to do is copy c:users/user01 (and all its sub directories) to a backup drive and do the same for c:users/user02 etc. How do I achieve this?

By: Eddie

Eddie — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 17:48:49 +0000

Yes. Its as Nick and newin7user above say.

One more solution to this problem (not for powerusers but sufficient for the rest of us) is to go to Organize – Folder and search options – View – and click Don’t show hidden files, folders and drives – Apply – OK. From that moment Windows will hide anything you don’t have to see. Out of sight it won’t irritate your mind, continue using Windows as usual.

I’d still like to know which users have to have security permissions. Thinking that me (administrator) and SYSTEM should be enough I lost access to my C drive again. (sorry Nick, I didn’t leave the dogs sleep) But why should EVERY hacker have access? I only want some of them:) allow access to my completely unlocked computer.

By: Nick

Nick — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 05:48:10 +0000

Hi Eddie.To clarify,one way you may have gained global drive ownership:Start -> Computer -> right click on drive you want -> Properties -> Security tab -> Advanced button -> Owner tab -> Edit button -> [ highlighted your name] -> Apply button -> check “Replace Owner on…” box -> Apply.Then press Continue when it objects to the VERY few files that the System requires exclusive use(four from memory) i.e. hiberfil.sys,pagefile and 2 {…} ones.Please spread this around as MS seems to want it a secret!!As to the byzantine world of Win 7 permissions I think it is a question of personal taste.If you are the only User of your Computer I would leave sleeping dogs lie.Regards.

By: Eddie

Eddie — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 19:08:37 +0000

By lucky coincidence I came back here and gave it one more try. Don’t ask me how I did it ,it was lots of clicking, but now I am God of my PC. I can open everything, even Cookies and Documents and settings:). Thank you all!
Now, can somebody be so kind and tell me what I really should lock? Windows folder? System32?
And whom to grant rights? There is System, Authenticated users, Administrator… probably twenty more…
I don’t want to end up like last time I tried this- computer wouldn’t boot – next step was reinstall:)
Thanks in advance.

By: Nick

Nick — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 04:53:55 +0000

How is it that within 20 minutes of turning on Win 7 I found both these issues?Yet MS’ team of testers seem never to have considered either one of them an issue!!!!!As the person buying the OS,loading and naming the computer and putting the personal info into the machine…shouldn’t I be the default owner/occupier/God of all files?That said,newin7user post of 14/10/2010 does the job- Thanks newin7user.As to search,well what can be said save that XP worked and then they stuffed it.

By: Eddie

Eddie — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 14:59:20 +0000

Exactly. I dont understand how can MS fakup such relatively simple task of searching files. Maybe they want to leave some room for future improvements? So we can one day say “wow, this search in Windows12 is really good”.
“Access denied” will be fixed in W28.

By: Eddie

Eddie — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 14:15:39 +0000

F…k! If Microsoft is unable to figure out this triviality how can we trust them with anything else?
I am and I always was the only user of this Pc, its fresh reinstall of W7, but I am unable to open my own folders! WTF?
Spending hours by searching for solution how to open Documents? Ridiculous.
I paid my hard earned $$ for it and all I got is this lousy s###.
Linux is running in virtual machine for now, next time Im putting it on harddrive.

By: Israel

Israel — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 09:02:25 +0000

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By: Nils Th

Nils Th — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 14:40:41 +0000

What has happened to Microsoft? I used to defend Microsoft in the old days.
But, now I think they have some stupid programmers who are trying to make a hell for us simple home users. Go to hell with all “administrators” who are trying to make a living at our expense!

If they don’t improve Windows 7 soon, I’ll swtich to Ubunu or Mac.

For god’s sake: How do I get rid of “access denied” in my own computer?
I am starting to loose patience!