You get a security warning that you need to close the file and open it again for settings to take place. Now the ownership of file is changed to the new user. If that does not work, let us try enabling the built in user account which might help you in resolving the issue. In Windows Vista, the built-in administrator account is disabled by default. An Administrator account with a blank password is a security risk. To better protect the system, the built-in Administrator account is disabled by default in all clean installations and upgrades of Windows Vista.
You may refer the links below. Was this reply helpful? Yes No. Sorry this didn't help. Thanks for your feedback. This thread is locked. Important You must be logged on as an administrator to change permissions on files and folders. Press and hold or right-click the file or folder, and then tap or click Properties. Tap or click Edit , tap or click your name, select the check boxes for the permissions that you must have, and then click OK. The file or folder may be encrypted Encryption can help protect files and folders from unwanted access.
You cannot open an encrypted file or folder without the certificate that was used to encrypt it. To determine whether a file or folder is encrypted, follow these steps:. Tap or click the General tab, and then tap or click Advanced. If the Encrypt contents to secure data check box is selected, you have to have the certificate that was used to encrypt the file or folder to be able to open it.
In this situation, you should obtain the certificate from the person who created or encrypted the file or folder, or have that person decrypt the file or folder. You may not have ownership of a file or folder If you recently upgraded your computer to Windows 7 from an earlier version of Windows, some of your account information may have changed.
To take ownership of a file or a folder, follow these steps:. Right-click the folder that you want to take ownership of, then click Properties. Click the Security tab, click Advanced , then click the Owner tab. Note If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
If you want this person to be the owner of files and subfolders in this folder, select the Replace owner on subcontainers and objects check box. To determine the permissions of the file or folder, follow these steps:. Under Group or user names , click your name to see the permissions that you have. To change permissions on a file or folder, follow these steps. Click Edit , click your name, select the check boxes for the permissions that you must have, and then click OK.
For more information about permissions, see What are permissions? Click the General tab, then click Advanced. You should obtain the certificate from the person who created or encrypted the file or folder, or have that person decrypt the file or folder.
For more information, see Import or export certificates and private keys. Cause A problem that prevents you from accessing or working with files and folders can occur for one or more of the following reasons:.
To check permissions on a file or a folder, follow these steps:. The file or folder may be corrupted Files can become corrupted for several reasons. The most common reason is that you have a file open when your computer crashes or loses power. Most corrupted files cannot be repaired. In this situation, you should either delete the file or restore the file from a backup copy. For more information about corrupted files and how to fix them, see Corrupted files: frequently asked questions.
Your local user profile may be corrupted Occasionally, Windows might not read your local user profile correctly. This may prevent you from accessing files and folders. In this situation, you may have to use a new local user profile.
To create the profile, you must first create a local user account. When the new account is created, the profile is also created. To create a local user account, follow these steps:. Swipe from the right edge of the screen, tap Settings , and then tap Change PC settings. If you are using a mouse, point to the upper-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer down, click Settings , and then click Change PC settings.
If you want to use a password, enter and verify the password that you want to use. If you decide not to use a password, tap or click Next without entering a password. Right-click the folder that you want to take ownership of, and then click Properties. Click the Security tab, click Advanced , and then click the Owner tab.
Click Edit. If you want that person to be the owner of files and subfolders in this folder, select the Replace owner on subcontainers and objects check box. Click Edit, click your name, select the check boxes for the permissions that you must have, and then click OK.
You should obtain the certificate from the person who created the file. Your user profile may be corrupted Occasionally, Windows might not read your local user profile correctly.
For more information about how to create user profiles, see Fix a corrupted user profile. After the new user profile is created, you can copy your existing user files to the new profile so that you can access them.
Cause Problems that prevent you from accessing files and folders after you upgrade to a new version of Windows can occur for one or more of the following reasons:. Therefore, you may no longer have ownership of some files and folders. You have to recover files from the Windows. Also try turning off the defender if its on, You will have to use the GPO if you have multiple clients.
Remote client installation also requires elevated privileges to install. Thanks, yes I read that and since it was not a member of a domain I just move on with my reading the page. Maybe it should be edited to cover a non domain install. Probably you have a point. I have pointed this page in the feedback for the article and agree with you. It's been stated explicitly " if the target client computer is part of an "Active Directory" domain".
Skip to main content Press Enter. Sign in. Skip auxiliary navigation Press Enter. Skip main navigation Press Enter. Toggle navigation. Search Options. Endpoint Protection. Expand all Collapse all sort by most recent sort by thread. Do you have a blank password? Nope, the password is not blank.
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