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the file(s) locked (with Process Explorer). I even booted another user who had a logged-in Remote Desktop session. Some of the files it complains about are in a .hg folder, as there is a Mercurial repository in the directory I'm working on. I noticed that something in the directory is set to read-only so I unchecked that and applied. It looked like it worked, but looking again it's back to read-only and setting permissions still fails. There is a site in IIS using a subdirectory of this directory. Update: I just found this article about this sort of problem. The note at the bottom mentions that if it's not working, check out LockHunter. It told me that the directory was locked by IIS, so I ran iisreset -stop and tried setting permissions again. Same error. :( windows-server-2008 permissions share|improve this question edited Oct 19 '10 at 23:58 asked Oct 19 '10 at 23:48 adambox 3924613 add a comment| 5 Answers 5 active oldest votes up vote 13 down vote accepted This can happen if you really don't have access to that directory. In Windows you CAN lock out the administrator. Ran into this last week, in fact. Check the permissions on that
Acer, Asus or a custom build. We also provide an extensive Windows 7 tutorial section that covers a wide range of tips and tricks. Windows 7 Help Forums Windows 7 help and support System Security » User Name Remember Me? Password Advanced Search Show Threads Show Posts Advanced Search Go to Page... Windows 7: Error applying security!!!!!!!! Page 1 of 2 1 2 > 17 Apr 2009 #1 Jarrod Windows 7 8 posts Error applying security!!!!!!!! I get this error when I try to take full control over a directory Error Applying Security An error occurred while applying security information to: D:\path\name Access is denied. can anyone please help me, cause I need to do this fro Photoshop Cs4 to work. please and thank u My System Specs OS Windows 7 Jarrod View Public Profile Find More Posts by Jarrod . 29 Mar 2010 #2 traceyg Windows 7 Ultimate x64 1 posts You need to ownership of the drive D: Properties Security Owner Select your account apply My System Specs OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 traceyg View Public Profile Find More Posts by traceyg 08 Jun 2011 #3 shiggity Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows 3.1, Windows 1 1 posts That reply was pretty terse, and also incomplete. Try this: Right click + select "Properties" Security tab Click "Advanced" Owner tab Change owner to yourself Click "Edit" Check "Replace owner on subcontainers and objects" Click OK My System Specs OS Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows 3.1, Windows 1 .