Take+Ownership+of+a+folder+in++Win+7


 * Take Ownership of a folder in XP Vista or Win 7 How to **

Even if you are an administrator on your XP or Vista/Win 7 computer, you might find that you get an "**access denied**" message if you try to open a folder that was created by a different user. However, you can fix this by taking ownership of the folder. Any administrator can take ownership. Here's how: -
 * 1) Be sure you are logged on with an account that has administrator rights
 * 2) Right click on the folder you want to access
 * 3) Select Properties
 * 4) Click on the Security tab
 * 5) Click on the Advanced button
 * 6) Click on the Owner tab
 * 7) In the list of Names, click on your name
 * 8) To take ownership of the folder and all its contents, click on "Replace owner on subcontainers and objects"
 * 9) Click OK
 * 10) Then click Yes