Win 8.1 taking ownership and making a maze of my system

Hi, I am running a surface Pro 3 with win 8.1 I have had to factory reset it once, but now it has these problems.
The System has taken ownership of my folders and sub-folders and has been creating a maze of folders. It is replacing files with a desktop.ini fle and an otherwise empty folder. I am getting access denied pop-ups and false errorrepports.
question- Now that I have taken ownership of one of thee user folders, before I do anything else I need to know the answers to the following.
What do I do about two unknown accounts? they only have traverse, read, and execute as permission. What do I do about inheriting? Should the system have permission to take ownership? And lastly, if I took control specifically with my main account and am
an Admin, then Admins should be left as can take ownership? (otherwise, If I understand it correctly, it would trump the allow to take ownership permission for me as an admin?)
I know I could read up on it in your tutorials, but I am a senior citizen. and have no patience left, nor the time to plow through all those tech pages and try to figure out what it all means. That is for the next generations. I am fortunate to understand
as much as I do, and trouble shoot with success.
Thank you in advance for your help to whoever has the answers.
Respectfully,
sandy

Hi,
What kind of folders are you referring to? Different folders can have different owner for different purposes, some system files are access denied by default even you're admin, it is designed for security. It's normal, for example, the "User"
folder you have mentioned above, the "System" account should be the owner of the folder and you don't need to change it, please see my snapshot below:
Regarding to the unknown account, my guess is that it’s probably a user account from second OS or
previous OS that has been removed or recently deleted because of the “format” action. Or if you doubt this, I recommend you run a virus scan incase some virus infection. Please also launch registry editor, then navigate to HKLM\Software\Microosft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList check if you can find user SID for the account.
For inherited permissions, they are those that are propagated to an object from a parent object, I think the following can be more clear than I described
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-in/library/cc726071.aspx?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396
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[CmdletBinding(DefaultParameterSetName=”Set01”)]
Param(
[parameter(Mandatory=$true,ValueFromPipeline=$True,ValueFromPipelinebyPropertyName=$True,Position=1,ParameterSetName='Set01')]
[string]$Path,
[parameter(Mandatory=$true,ValueFromPipelinebyPropertyName=$True,ParameterSetName='Set02')]
[Alias('FullName')][string]$FullPath
) # End of Param()
Begin {
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If (-NOT ([Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal] [Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()).IsInRole(`
[Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole] "Administrator")) {
Write-Host -ForegroundColor Red -BackgroundColor Black "`n ERROR: You MUST have Administrator rights to run this script!"
Write-Host -ForegroundColor Red -BackgroundColor Black " Re-run this script as an Administrator!`n"
Break
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using System;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
public class TokenManipulator
[DllImport("advapi32.dll", ExactSpelling = true, SetLastError = true)]
internal static extern bool AdjustTokenPrivileges(IntPtr htok, bool disall,
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[DllImport("kernel32.dll", ExactSpelling = true)]
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ref long pluid);
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, Pack = 1)]
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public int Count;
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public int Attr;
internal const int SE_PRIVILEGE_DISABLED = 0x00000000;
internal const int SE_PRIVILEGE_ENABLED = 0x00000002;
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internal const int TOKEN_ADJUST_PRIVILEGES = 0x00000020;
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tp.Count = 1;
tp.Luid = 0;
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retVal = AdjustTokenPrivileges(htok, false, ref tp, 0, IntPtr.Zero, IntPtr.Zero);
return retVal;
catch (Exception ex)
throw ex;
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PS D:\> $Folder = 'D:\Permissions\TopFolder'
PS D:\> Get-Item $Folder | Get-Acl
Directory: D:\Permissions
Path Owner
TopFolder DOMAIN\user1
PS D:\> Get-ChildItem $Folder -Force -Recurse | Get-Acl
Directory: D:\Permissions\TopFolder
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FirstFile.txt DOMAIN\user1
Directory: D:\Permissions\TopFolder\FirstFolder
Path Owner
SecondFolder DOMAIN\user1
SecondFile.txt DOMAIN\user1
Directory: D:\Permissions\TopFolder\FirstFolder\SecondFolder
Path Owner
ThirdFolder DOMAIN\user1
ThirdFile.txt DOMAIN\user1
PS D:\>
PS D:\> Get-Item $Folder | Take-Ownership
Take Ownership: D:\Permissions\TopFolder
PS D:\> Get-ChildItem $Folder -Force -Recurse | Take-Ownership
Take Ownership: D:\Permissions\TopFolder\FirstFolder
Take Ownership: D:\Permissions\TopFolder\FirstFile.txt
Take Ownership: D:\Permissions\TopFolder\FirstFolder\SecondFolder
Take Ownership: D:\Permissions\TopFolder\FirstFolder\SecondFile.txt
Take Ownership: D:\Permissions\TopFolder\FirstFolder\SecondFolder\ThirdFolder
Take Ownership: D:\Permissions\TopFolder\FirstFolder\SecondFolder\ThirdFile.txt
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I have quite a bit of history involving my attempts to resolve the problem of catching my account before it goes over the minutes allowed and making the changes on line (to cut down on call volume) to change my account to raise the minutes allowed for that billing cycle. I was given one reason why it didn't work the first time (I didn't print out my confimation proving I made the changes - bit the bullet and paid those charges) and so the second time wanting to avoid the problem from the first time I made sure I printed out my confirmation. The confirmation had an effective date of change of 07/19/2012 the day I was informed I was nearing my allowed minutes. There were only 4 or 5 maximum days left in that billing cycle so I wanted to nip the problem in the bud and make the changes to my account to be made "that" day. My confirmation said the changes were effective 07/19/2012. In plently of time before that billing cycle ended. Again I was told I did something wrong. This time I'm holding my confirmation in my hand even as the person is telling me again I did it wrong. The purpose Verizon wants it's customers to use the available on-line option is to cut down on their call volume. I didn't go to school to get the knowledge apparantly needed to perform these particular tasks in a manner that is acceptable to Verizon. Has anyone else had problems with trying to fix their problems themselves using Verizons "helpfull" on-line choice?

I have an explanation for you by what was meant by "you did it wrong."
When you make a change effective the date you are requesting it and not at the start or end of your billing cycle, your minute usage for that month is pro-rated.
For example, you say you made a change, because you were nearing your allowance limit, on 7/19/2012 and wanted it effective that day with 5 days left in the billing cycle. Lets assume that your allowance is 700 minutes/month and you were at 675 minutes for that month(still under your monthly allowance). If you make a change effective with 5 days left in your billing cycle to the 1400 minute/month allowance, your allowance for the 1st 25 days of your cycle will have been pro-rated to (25/30) * 700 = 583 minutes. This would mean you would have already had an overage of 92 minutes for the 1st 25 days of the month. Additionally, you would have a pro-rated allowance to use the last 5 days of (5/30) * 1400 = 233 minutes. This is how the pro-rating works when you make a change effective during the middle of your billing cycle.
What you need to do next time to avoid these overage charges is to make the change effective at the beginning of your current billing cycle. So if you had made the change on 7/19/2012, but your billing cycle ended on 7/24/2012(5 days later), you should have made the change effective at the beginning of your current billing cycle, or 6/24/2012. This is called backdating the change. In this instance, you would have received a credit on you account for the cost of the 700 minute plan and been charged the full amount for the 1400 minute plan on your next bill, which I believe is a net additional charge of $10 and you would have had the use of 1400 minutes for throughout the entire month. In this example, you would not have had any overage with your 675 minutes during the 1st 25 days of your cycle and would have been able to use 725 minutes over the last 5 days of your billing cycle. This is much better than the overage charge you would receive with 92 overage minutes @ $0.45/minute = $41.40.
I hope this explains it.

HT3964 How do I stop my Macbook from overheating and making a fan noise?

My Macbook Pro 17 Inch keeps overheating and making a fan noise after I use it for... say... an hour.
I use Windows on my Macbook, is this related to my problem? If not, do I need to get my fan replaced?
It gets annoying whenever I play a game, and then suddenly my Mac goes to sleep for no reason (probably due to overheating).
The fan noise is kept to a minimal when I use a web browser, or listen to music, but it goes up when I start an application.

Since overheating is something the computer tries to prevent, it will shut down if the temps get too hot, thus your experience is not overheating.
You can have a look at Activity Monitor (Menu Bar > View > Show All Processes) and then sort by CPU to see what the culprit is during downloading.
A hot Mac is not that big of a problem, the fan takes care of the heat and if you do not mind the noise, then that is it.

After updating to 7.0.6 my iphone no longer shows in itunes. However it is recognised by my PC (windows 8) when click on my computer. I have tried reinstalling itunes and making sure the drivers are up to date. Has anyone else had this problem?

Hi guys. After updating to 7.0.6 my iphone 5s is no longer showing in itunes. Strangley it is recognised by my PC (windows 8) when I click on my computer. I have tried reinstalling itunes and making sure the drivers are up to date, but this has made no difference. Has anyone else had this problem or does anyone have any advice? Thanks

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[svn:osmf:] 14521: ChromeLibrary: moving live and recording buttons to the left hand side of the control bar , and making the button backdrops a little bigger.

Revision: 14521
Revision: 14521
Author:   [email protected]
Date:     2010-03-02 12:47:27 -0800 (Tue, 02 Mar 2010)
Log Message:
ChromeLibrary: moving live and recording buttons to the left hand side of the control bar, and making the button backdrops a little bigger.
Modified Paths:
    osmf/trunk/libs/ChromeLibrary/assets/control bar.ai
    osmf/trunk/libs/ChromeLibrary/assets/images/eject_up.png
    osmf/trunk/libs/ChromeLibrary/assets/images/fullScreenEnter_disabled.png
    osmf/trunk/libs/ChromeLibrary/assets/images/fullScreenLeave_disabled.png
    osmf/trunk/libs/ChromeLibrary/assets/images/live_disabled.png
    osmf/trunk/libs/ChromeLibrary/assets/images/live_down.png
    osmf/trunk/libs/ChromeLibrary/assets/images/live_up.png
    osmf/trunk/libs/ChromeLibrary/assets/images/minus_disabled.png
    osmf/trunk/libs/ChromeLibrary/assets/images/minus_down.png
    osmf/trunk/libs/ChromeLibrary/assets/images/minus_up.png
    osmf/trunk/libs/ChromeLibrary/assets/images/pause_up.png
    osmf/trunk/libs/ChromeLibrary/assets/images/play_up.png
    osmf/trunk/libs/ChromeLibrary/assets/images/plus_disabled.png
    osmf/trunk/libs/ChromeLibrary/assets/images/plus_down.png
    osmf/trunk/libs/ChromeLibrary/assets/images/plus_up.png
    osmf/trunk/libs/ChromeLibrary/assets/images/qualityAuto_disabled.png
    osmf/trunk/libs/ChromeLibrary/assets/images/qualityAuto_down.png
    osmf/trunk/libs/ChromeLibrary/assets/images/qualityAuto_up.png
    osmf/trunk/libs/ChromeLibrary/assets/images/qualityManual_down.png
    osmf/trunk/libs/ChromeLibrary/assets/images/qualityManual_up.png
    osmf/trunk/libs/ChromeLibrary/assets/images/record_disabled.png
    osmf/trunk/libs/ChromeLibrary/assets/images/record_down.png
    osmf/trunk/libs/ChromeLibrary/assets/images/record_up.png
    osmf/trunk/libs/ChromeLibrary/src/org/osmf/chrome/controlbar/ControlBar.as

Revision: 14521
Revision: 14521
Author:   [email protected]
Date:     2010-03-02 12:47:27 -0800 (Tue, 02 Mar 2010)
Log Message:
ChromeLibrary: moving live and recording buttons to the left hand side of the control bar, and making the button backdrops a little bigger.
Modified Paths:
    osmf/trunk/libs/ChromeLibrary/assets/control bar.ai
    osmf/trunk/libs/ChromeLibrary/assets/images/eject_up.png
    osmf/trunk/libs/ChromeLibrary/assets/images/fullScreenEnter_disabled.png
    osmf/trunk/libs/ChromeLibrary/assets/images/fullScreenLeave_disabled.png
    osmf/trunk/libs/ChromeLibrary/assets/images/live_disabled.png
    osmf/trunk/libs/ChromeLibrary/assets/images/live_down.png
    osmf/trunk/libs/ChromeLibrary/assets/images/live_up.png
    osmf/trunk/libs/ChromeLibrary/assets/images/minus_disabled.png
    osmf/trunk/libs/ChromeLibrary/assets/images/minus_down.png
    osmf/trunk/libs/ChromeLibrary/assets/images/minus_up.png
    osmf/trunk/libs/ChromeLibrary/assets/images/pause_up.png
    osmf/trunk/libs/ChromeLibrary/assets/images/play_up.png
    osmf/trunk/libs/ChromeLibrary/assets/images/plus_disabled.png
    osmf/trunk/libs/ChromeLibrary/assets/images/plus_down.png
    osmf/trunk/libs/ChromeLibrary/assets/images/plus_up.png
    osmf/trunk/libs/ChromeLibrary/assets/images/qualityAuto_disabled.png
    osmf/trunk/libs/ChromeLibrary/assets/images/qualityAuto_down.png
    osmf/trunk/libs/ChromeLibrary/assets/images/qualityAuto_up.png
    osmf/trunk/libs/ChromeLibrary/assets/images/qualityManual_down.png
    osmf/trunk/libs/ChromeLibrary/assets/images/qualityManual_up.png
    osmf/trunk/libs/ChromeLibrary/assets/images/record_disabled.png
    osmf/trunk/libs/ChromeLibrary/assets/images/record_down.png
    osmf/trunk/libs/ChromeLibrary/assets/images/record_up.png
    osmf/trunk/libs/ChromeLibrary/src/org/osmf/chrome/controlbar/ControlBar.as

Lost ownership and permissions on an external hard drive

Hey,
I have a LaCie 500GB external HD that i connect to my MacBook via firewire.
I was checking the amount of space left of the external HD by clicking command-I on it. I accidentally changed the ownership & permissions and now my account has no access to it. I can't see the HD on my desktop but when I go into Disk Utility, i can see that it's there but I can't repair its permissions.
to see whether I could still have access to it, I created another user account and gave it admin status and am able to access the HD there.
Is there any way to restore the ownership and persmissions of my external HD on my primary account?
i feel stupid
many thanks

I was excited by a resolution to the same problem I have (I don't know what Ownership & Permissions I should have on my external -- bootable -- HD). Mistakenly I used Leopard to set them up rather than Mac OSX 10.4.11. Now I no longer had access to the HD nor would it show up on the desktop on Mac OSX 10.4.11 although the Disk Utitlity showed that it existed. I finally erased and cloned the disk but don't know what Permissions I should set it at. "Niel" supposedly answered this problem but his answer was "click here and follow the instructions" which does not show up on the forum. I can't find any other discussion of my specific problem nor an explanation of various permissions sets for Hard Disks internal nor external. If someone could help me I would be grateful. I am in Japan far from any Apple Stores or shops. Thank you.

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