windows 7 permissions - getting annoyed!

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THRESHIN

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i've just bought a new SSD and my quick solution to get up and running was to simply install fresh onto the new drive and leave my old drive intact.

now i'm trying to delete files on my old drive (such as in program files folders, windows folder, etc.) and windows is telling me i don't have permission to do so. i have tried using the takeown command, and giving myself full rights through the GUI and by using cacls command.

what the hell am i missing here? its my damn hard drive, wish windows would piss off already!
 
Did you install windows on the new ssd with the old drive disconnected?
 
Also did you change the owner from the old computer to new one. Also if you have a Hiren's bootcd lying around, I don't think permissions mean anything when running the Mini WinXP.
-BTY
 
Here is the problem:

We, as humans, like to see things that we can remember. So, instead of using meanlings numbers, we give our user accounts names such as Administrator. Windows does not recognize this name, it recognizes the GUID.

So you install windows. You have access to all of your files and folders. Life is good.

You reinstall Windows. Even though you still may be using the same account, the NTFS permission is granted to the GUID of the user, not the name. So your new administrator account (or whatever it is called) technically does not have access.

Easy fix: administrators can take ownership of a file or folder. This is the part that you're having problems with -- Taking ownership does not give you permissions. You cannot just take ownership of a file and then delete it. You must first grant yourself the right to do that. So after you take ownership you must browse to the security tab and give yourself full control. You will want to tell windows to replace all child object permissions with inheritable permissions -- that will make sure you have rights to EVERYTHING.
 
neb - yes i did install on the ssd with my old drive still connected
circaal - not sure how to change owner from old computer to new one, i'll explain more of what i did below. no idea what mini xp is. i'll take a look for hiren's boot cd if i can't figure this nonsense out.
demon - i understand what you're saying, i'm just more annoyed that MS didn't have the foresight to program in a full access mode. this kind of security on a closed system is utterly stupid and serves no purpose. if i had it my way, there would be no such thing as permissions at all.

i figured it was along the line of new admin does not have access, but no idea how to fix that.

i DID however take ownership using the takeown command through command prompt and it did a total of nothing. gave myself permissions using the cacls command. i did so using the info here:
http://superuser.com/questions/60700/how-do-i-get-permissions-to-delete-files-on-windows-7

then, under security tab, advanced button i changed my permissions to full control. i then changed the owner to my administrator account.

so correct me if i'm wrong here, but i've done this two ways and still can't get full access to my own files?
 
ok i think i have it now....

somehow i have two accounts for administrators, probably from previous install. i simply had to change one. they had the exact same name since i put in the exact same info for my new install. what a pain in the ass.

thanks for the help guys, there were a few things here that lead me to play around with it again.
 
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