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From: "Max Bowsher" <maxb AT ukf DOT net>
To: "Max Polk" <maxpolk AT lycos DOT com>, <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
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Subject: Re: Some useful permission setting scripts
Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 12:59:59 +0100
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Max Polk wrote:
> WARNING:  If you omit "administrators" then if you reinstall Windows,
>           you can NEVER, NEVER, EVER get to the file again, even as
>           administrator!  (SOLUTION: use partition magic, convert
>           your drive to "FAT32" drops the bad permission, then
>           convert your drive back to "NTFS" which sets default
>           permissions letting you get to your files again).

Not true.
Let me introduce you to an easier way...

As an Administrator, simply "Take ownership" ( Properties > Security >
Advanced > Owner, and set it to yourself or Administrators ).
You can now edit the permissions.


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