Unable to edit information

I just purchased a notebook with Vista 64bit. I have found that I am unable to edit info with Vista but am able to with XP on my desktop. I have not found any threads that helped. If anyone knows of a solution short of not using Vista I would appreciate the feedback.

I finally found the answer in a thread posted in January. Thanks goes out to Katrina S. Here is her reply.
Vista permissions are wonky; checking read-only might not be enough.
*Make sure you have FULL control and OWNERSHIP of those files.*
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/05/25/how-to-take-ownership-and-grant-permiss ions-in-windows-vista/

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