move/delete/rename folder: you need permission to perform this act

[Erik Nettekoven]

Hi,

I am currently experience the following problem. When I try to
rename/move/delete a folder I get the error
"you need permission to perform this action"

* Doesn't matter which administrative account I use (my own or the actual
Administrator account)
* UAC is turned off, turning it on just gives me an extra popup
* one thing that seems to work temporarily is to run "chkdsk /f /x" Then I
can move the folder in question, but a few moment later I get the exact error
message on another folder. Run chkdsk again and I can move this folder, but
then another folder gives the same error. etc etc etc
* harddisks are in good condition
* Never had this issue with windows xp on the same hardware, it really
smells like a bug in vista
* I've searched the internet and seen other people with the same problem,
but also without a solution

Any ideas, tips, suggestions on this issue?
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Regards,

Erik
MCSE 2000/2003

[Mark L. Ferguson]

Aaron Stebner's WebLog Solving setup errors by using the SubInACL tool to
repair file and registry permissions:
http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archi...04/739820.aspx

[Erik Nettekoven]

I do not see how this is related to my delete/move/rename problem. It does
not address the folders I have the problem with, which are random. Futhermore
the folders in question do have the correct permissions:
- system - full control,
- administrators - full control,
- users - read,
- authenticated users - modify
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[Matt Dockerty]

I get this sometimes. It's because the admin account doesn't have
permissions for everything on the file system like it used to in XP. You'll
need to take ownership of the folder then add permissions for yourself.
Here's a really big tutorial if you don't know how to do this:
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/67...ship-file.html. ymmv.

[Bob]

Add "Take Ownership" to right-click menu in Vista
http://www.petri.co.il/add-take-owne...menu-vista.htm

[Erik Nettekoven]

It is too bad I can not edit my first posting, what I forget to mention is
that Take Ownership does not solve the problem!
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[Erik Nettekoven]

It is too bad I can not edit my first posting, what I forget to mention is
that Take Ownership does not solve the problem!

And as being MCSE certified, I truly do hope so that I know how to take
ownership, or else I will return my all my certs... (apologies for the
sarcasm, I am getting a little hopeless here)
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[KDE]

ok, besides "take ownership" did you edit the permissions ?

[Brink]

Hi Erik,

This may be able to help you.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/13...vista-fix.html

Shawn

[Dave]

Also change the permissions with icacls.....

I have this in a batch file named setowner.bat

takeown /f %1 /r /d y
icacls %1 /grant administrators:F /t

to run, open a cmd window and type

setowner c:\"foldername"