Vista permissions

So you got a new computer and it came with Vista and now you find you’re unable to access files, share files, well, in short you have been locked out of your own machines. Okay, we all know Vista pretty much sucks but you’re using it for some reason that’s making you stick with it. Let’s look at the permissions issue as that’s probably your biggest issue.

If you’ve received a “you need permission to perform this action” warning, you know you’ve got permission issues. Vista’s new-found “security” locks down a lot of things even if your user account has administrative privileges. The cure is two-fold: Permissions and Security. Follow these steps and you’ll find Vista giving you new freedom.

# Right-click the file and select Properties.
# Click on the Security tab.
# Click Advanced in the lower right.
# In the Advanced Security Settings window that pops up, click on the Owner tab.
# Click Edit.
# Click Other users or groups.
# Click Advanced in the lower left corner.
# Click Find Now.
# Scroll through the results and double-click on your current user account.
# Click OK to all of the remaining windows except the first Properties window.
# Select your user account from the list up top and click Edit.
# Select your user account from the list up top again and then in the pane below, check Full control under Allow.
# You’ll get a security warning, click Yes.

Now rethink the reason you’re actually using Vista in the first place.