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    Folder Permissions Between XP/Vista

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Anomaly10, Jun 15, 2008.

  1. Anomaly10

    Anomaly10 Notebook Evangelist

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    So I was using Vista yesterday, and I needed to access a folder that was located at C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\%username's Documents%\<Foldername>, so I used the security tab in Vista to make the current Vista user the owner, assuming that permissions would be reset once I restarted XP. Unfortunately, this has not happened, and now I can only accesss the folder from Vista. I'd appreciate some help on resolving this, as I'm quite stumped. Thanks.

    Edit: Never mind, I managed to solve it by using the Safe Mode admin account to reset the owner manually. Could a mod please close/delete this for me?
     
    Anomaly10, Jun 15, 2008
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