Re: "Compaq_Owner"

First login as an administrator. Then in Explorer, right click the file/folder that you want to set the ownership for. Select "Sharing and Security" (or "Properties" if you prefer. Select the "Security" tab, click "Advanced", select "Owner". In that panel, click the person/group that you want to be owner, select "Replace Owner on Subcontainers and Objects" if needs be, and click "Apply". OK any warnings and exit. Login as the user and navigate to the Security tab as above and give yourself permissions on the folder. Apply. Then select the "Advanced" tab and propogate the permissions to the sub-folders and objects.

Cheers,

Cliff

The Print Guy wrote: 
How do you "take ownership" of the files and folders?

"Richard in AZ" <me@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:eTqCC5fpFHA.1204@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

You will only confuse the machine more.
Make sure your account is a full administrator account and then take ownership of the "compaq_owner" files and folders. Then delete the compaq_owner user.

<printdude1968@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:1124582328.367020.177850@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

I'm not sure if this is the right solution.  When I log on to the
computer, I sign on and there I am.  If I check the Users under control
panel, I'm there along with guest and one other.  The compaq_owner
account must have been created when I started this beast up for the
first time.  It's not hurting anything but it would be nice to have it
associated with me.  I already have an account on this computer but
there is no folder in Documents And Settings, probably because I told
the config that I am the owner.  Will it hurt if I just change the name
of the Compaq_Owner folder to be my name?








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