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Sunday, November 13, 2011

How to Add a local user to take ownership of a file in Windows XP, Vista and 7

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1. Go to the folder containing the file whose ownership you want to take.
2. Select the file.
3. Right click of the mouse and choose properties.
4. The property window will be opened.
5. Then goto "Security" tab.
6. In the "Group or User Names" Choose the user that you are logged in and you want to add the ownership of the file.
7. Click on "Edit".
8. A new window for permission will be opened.
9. In the permission window choose the user and  in the "Permission For User"  tab  tick on "Full Control"

10. Then again go to the Properties window of the selected file.
11. Then click on "Advanced"
12. A new window for advanced Security Setting will be opened.
13. In the permission tab Chosose the user and click on "edit".
14. Again a new window will be opened.Here also choose the user and click on edit.
15. A New window for permission entry will be opened.
16. Then in the opened window. In the permissioms ; Scrolldown the Hoizontal scroll bar.
17. Tick on Full control, Change Permission and add ownership.
18. Click on "ok". Now save all the opened window.
Now you have add the ownership of the file to your logged in user.


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Joydeep Sarkar · 691 weeks ago

Boss I am having problem in step no.9 I am unable to put tick mark on the ' full control ' option please help
1 reply · active 691 weeks ago
Hey Joydeep, as you know in 8 step a new windows will open by default in this new window System is selected in Group or User in which Full Control is already tick, so you first select the logged in user in new window and then try to tick the full control.
hello..i need help...:(..i'm a girl..i can't even get to no.1..what does it mean by
"1. Go to the folder containing the file whose ownership you want to take."
need help please...

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