DATE/XP/14030802_02.jpg' alt='File Permissions Winxp' title='File Permissions Winxp' />File Access Denied on Windows XP and how to take ownership. In a recent hard disk crash, I had to do a restore from my back up. Some of the files on a back up drive was somehow avoiding me with an Access Denied even though I was logged in as the Administrator. I looked around and finally got the solution on how to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows. Here are the simplified steps. Log on to the computer with an account that has administrative credentials. If you are running Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, you must start the computer in safe mode, and then log on with an account that has Administrative rights to have access to the Security tab. I think to delete a file from the run box you can if you like cheat by trying cmd. File Permissions Winxp' title='File Permissions Winxp' />I was hoping someone could assist me with running a. Windows 7. Previously, in WinXP I would run a. 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