Comments on: How to set folder permissions in Vista

By: Frank Camp

Frank Camp — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 18:59:07 +0000

I get this error when following the above procedure- clicking on add (step three).:
Permissions for “foldername”
‘The program cannot open the required dialog box because it cannot determine whether the computer named externaldrive is joined to a domain. close this message and try again’

I am trying to delete a folder and it’s contents on a shared disk on a local network. Externaldrive is the name of the disk not a computer. I have no problem accessing other folders and files on \\externaldrive or with it’s mapped letter “S”.

By: Sid

Sid — Mon, 03 May 2010 18:47:09 +0000

@ pegi

have you tried the usual default passwords, since u havent set up any admin account…?

try 0000 or 1234 or things like that.. check what the default password could be, chances are its still the same…

just my 2 cts worth. hope it works

By: Natha

Natha — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 04:16:16 +0000

hola, disculpa.. estoy utilizando en mi computadora windows visat version hime premiun, tuve problemas al modificar la seguridad en mi carpeta C y ahora no puedo modificar los permisos, no puedo agregar usuarios para darles los permisos.. todo esto me ha originado que no pueda copiar un archivo directamente en mi carpeta C, ni borrar archivos que ya estan en esta carpeta.. al intentar copiar el archivo me arroja el error 0×800705522, agradecida en todo lo que me pueda ayudar..

By: Pegi

Pegi — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:55:02 +0000

I never set-up an ‘Administrator Account’ with ‘Microsoft’, now I installed IE8. When I want to add upgrades, a box with a ‘screen name’ I haven’t used in over a yr. is asking me for a password, it comes from ‘hotmail.com’. There is no way for me to change the s/n or password, I contacted ‘microsoft’, they said to contact my cable co. cable co says they don’t set-up ‘Administrator Accounts’. I’v tried the control panel, but again the box pops up, I have tried to add another ‘Administrator’ but my computer doesn’t seem to see the other ‘Administrator’. How can I get the password, set-up, it says it is an ‘Microsoft’ account, but they don’t know or want to help me. My computer isn’t even 2yrs. old & no use to me. Can anyone HELP?

By: Laster

Laster — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:13:43 +0000

Hey, for you guys who have read only set for your entire C drive, you need to take ownership of the drive and give yourself permissions. You might have a virus or malware because this does not happen randomly.

By: Marius

Marius — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:01:58 +0000

I have the same problem suddenly appear that Scott Felder asked about in a previous post. All files are suddenly marked as ‘read only’ and I cannot reset it. How do I resolve the problem? I am using Vista Ultimate.

By: Despot

Despot — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:55:49 +0000

Just one qiestion, I know all the above, but how can I set these permissions over a LAN network for a specified user. The thing is that we are three on the network, I need full acces to a folder and subfolders, but the third computer is allowed to use only some of the subfolders in the main shared folder. Is there a way to set these permisions?

Thank you!

Best Regards!

By: Scott Felder

Scott Felder — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 03:05:36 +0000

I believe I have a serious permissions issue. Somehow the enire contents of local:(C) are “read only.” When you click on properties, the read only box is checked for everything, all programs, all applications, etc. When I remove the check, close the window, it comes back, even as administator. How can I fix this,..besides complete system recovery.

By: ben

ben — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 01:34:08 +0000

sure you can! just right click the folder then click properties. use the security tab to set the folder permissions per user. the interface is a little different but the process is almost similar.

By: Faizal

Faizal — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:21:13 +0000

Can we set folder permission in Windows XP?