Permissions To Edit Or Move

If you’ve ever tried to tinker with something in Vista and received a “you need permission to perform this action” message. I have gotten frustrated because I have to go through extra steps before I could move or delete a file.

After getting the message window that you do not have permission, you will need to go through some extra steps. This is done by;

1. Right-click the file and select Properties.
2. Click on the Security tab.
3. Click Advanced in the lower right.
4. In the Advanced Security Settings window that pops up, click on the Owner tab.
5. Click Edit.
6. Click Other users or groups.
7. Click Advanced in the lower left corner.
8. Click Find Now.
9. Scroll through the results and double-click on your current user account.
10. Click OK to all of the remaining windows except the first Properties window.
11. Select your user account from the list up top and click Edit.
12. Select your user account from the list up top again and then in the pane below, check Full control under Allow, or as much control as you need.
13. You’ll get a security warning, click Yes.
14. On some files that are essential to Windows, you’ll get a “Unable to save permission changes… access is denied” warning and there’s nothing that you can do about it to the best of my knowledge.
15. Reconsider why you’re using Windows.

Navigating Through Explorer

When I first got my hands on a beta version of Windows Vista, I felt like an awkward child. The file path window or address at the top of Explorer was not like what I was use to using. In fact it took me a while to figure out the redesign of Window Explorer navigation bar.

Now I look at it and think the navigation bar is simple and quite helpful. All you have to do is left click on the downward arrow. Then a dropdown window appears with folders in that specific folder. All that is left is select the folder you want to look inside.
Navigating Through Explorer

Explorer - Favorites

A neat feature when it comes to looking through files on you computer in Vista is the Favorites. Here you can add or remove links to files and folders you would be using on a regular basis. This will give easy access by just left clicking on the icon.

The Favorites menu is located at the top left side for the Explorer Window.

If you want to add a new link to the links bar, on the left. All you need to do is left click on the icon of the file folder you want to add to Favorites, then drag it over to links bar.

It will show up in the list.

If you want to remove an item from the list, you can do this one of two ways. The first is by right clicking the icon of that folder and left click on Remove Link. The second way is to left click on the folder's icon and press the delete key on your keyboard.