How do I take full ownership of a system file in Windows Vista?
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a bit too long to say how much Vista sucks.\nI'll let microsoft explain\n\n" With Administrator Approval Mode, Windows Vista will run most applications with standard user permissions even if the user is an administrator. If a user wishes to run a program that requires administrator permissions, they must give consent through a User Account Control prompt."\nthe all article is here http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsvista/security/uacppr.mspx\n \nyou may want to read http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=44
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You mean your actual system folder is there?  And you can't get rid of it?  Need more info..
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Go to "Control Panel" and look for "System", its there in the "General" folder.
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By default xcopy doesn't copy file ownership and ACL information (if the file system supports it, ie. NTFS) \n\nIf you're planning on using xcopy for any movement of critical data, I'd suggest having a look at RoboCopy (part of the Windows resource kits) available at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=9d467a69-57ff-4ae7-96ee-b18c4790cffd&displaylang=en\n\nIt far exceeds the capabilities and reliability of both Windows 'drag n drop' and xcopy, xxcopy etc.
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Are you logged in as the system administrator?\nTry that first. Even though you may have administrator rights.
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hey me again..the only way to do this that i know of is in DOS\nand its complicated\nall thats in those is info for system restore
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My computer --> control panel ---> system
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Easiest way is to use something called GOTOMYPC. If it's a one-off, use their trial.\n\nIt does give you complete access to the PC
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if it is windows home edition go to control panel and go to User accounts and do whatever you want
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You can use softwares like PC Inspector File Recovery for this purpose!
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Yes it is saved in the sam file which is hashed and maybe encrypted.\n\nSorry Yahoo won't let me type the actual path:\n\nc windows system32 config
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You can try norton undelete which is packaged with systemworks on that local computer.  Other good software include:\n\nDiskeeper Undelete (http://www.execsoft.com/downloads/menu.aspx)\nActive Undelete (http://www.active-undelete.com/)\nGetDataBack Data Recovery (http://www.runtime.org/)\nRecover My Files Data Recovery (http://www.getdata.com/)\n\nGood luck!
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Not possible every time but here's the concept .\n\nThere has to be some place on the computer where the program stores it's info ..regarding the no. of uses or date etc . Every installation checks this and gets to know whether program has expired or if the program hasn't been registerd . \n  In many cases , this info is stored in the operatng system's registry (can be accessed by start->run->regedit) .If all the registry entries for the program and all of the installed files are deleted , then there's no way to determine that the same program was installed previously .Hence , if the same program is instaled on the same PC but with a new operating system , it would still work ,coz the registry entries aren't there .Hope this helps ..
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There is no such magic script to "save" all your work. You cannot hope to preserve all your data, and here is why.\n\nThree broad types of information are involved - actually overlapping in Windows, and sometimes protected by encripting - both intentional (rare) or DRM (a devilish idea imposed by greedy content providers). \n\nFirst, operating system and application programs are the broadest category, which also exist on the original CD's or other media. \n\nSecond, settings and preferences are the next level and that information is (in Windows OS) scattered everywhere or in as many as four locations (in Linux OS). \n\nThe last category is data you have created, which is mostly in your home directory but can be anywhere, and often is in formats particular to the creating program. Don't get me started on proprietary formats, Windows' ace-in-the-hole in defending its monopoly.\n\nYou are likely in the "too infested to survive any more" mode that can be expected within as little as six months of running Windows on the Internet. You have my sympathy.\n\nThe old "format and start over" trick is no longer viable with Windows, because you will get re-infected before current patches and updates are downloaded. It simply can no longer be done except as a temporary "fix" by those not worried about being a Zombie to someone's Spam Factory. Not to mention the agonies of going out and finding missing drivers and the need to re-install your applications - and the risk of Microsoft deciding your installation is illegal.\n\nHaving been in the computer consulting field for many many years, it is my informed opinion that the situation with Windows on the Internet went to impossible about five years ago.\n\nSo, this is what I recommend. Note that this solution does NOT require you to back up or risk losing existing data on your Windows partition!\n\n1. Download and burn the Big Daddy ISO image from http://pclinuxos.com/ and boot the CD on your Windows computer. Get on the Internet with Linux and access your Windows files from Linux.\n\n2. After you have confidence that this arrangement actually works, click the installation icon on the desktop. Proceed to make your Windows partition about 10 gigabytes smaller (assuming you have that much to spare) and install the PCLinuxOS to the hard drive in its own partition.\n\nYou now have a fully-functioning dual-boot system. No more need to spend money on third-party malware programs - never. Not even the need to pay for programs in general, actually - and it is all legal.
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I can't say I even undertand the question.\n\nIn Windows XP Professional and higher, you can right click on a file (EXEs included) and change the permissions in the "Security" tab, adding and removing users of the local system or NT domain...
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in the addres bar for ex: type &#92;&#92;pc name&#92;file path&#92; filename.ext. this will work \n\nif this does not work then you have not yet given proper permissions in the security tab next to folder sharing tab in the properties of the folder. \n\nplease check and correct it
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just reformat everything.  the windows o/s you have should boot automatically from your CD-ROM.  there are free utilities from majorgeeks.com to retrieve your lost data, even if you've reformatted the drive(s).  good luck, you're NOT an idiot.  everyone has had their computer woes.  how'd your Vista go?