Windows 7 – Access Denied!

“access denied” when opening files or folders

This could occur for the following reasons:

• Some of your user account information has changed, even though your user name and password have not changed. You might be able to resolve the problem by taking ownership of the folder.

  To take ownership of a folder

  1. Right-click the 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. 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.
• You are trying to access folders that have been renamed or moved in this version of Windows.Many folders that were used in previous versions of Windows have been renamed or moved to a new location in this version. These folders are hidden by default but can be viewed if you show hidden files and folders. These folders cannot be opened, moved, or deleted; they serve only as a pointer to the new location. The contents of the folders have been put in the new location in Windows Vista. The following table shows a list of commonly used folders’ previous and new locations.

The ultimate would be to just turn OFF ‘User Account Control’, but only do this if you truly know what your up against!