I have no control whatsoever over my folders/files as an owner or administrator. I am trying to delete a directory from my HD but each time I click delete I receive an "Access denied" popup or "You do not have permission to perform this act". Huh?, I am the administrator for God's sake, how can I not have permission over my own PC? I'vre tied changing permissions but when I click apply, the changes (checkmarks) disappear as if I never made the changes.

You may have to take ownership of the folder before you can grant additional permissions even as an administrator.Jim - MVP Windows Live - Forum Moderator - Live One Care - Live Mesh - Microsoft Security Essentials

hi Speed,what i have noticed is that when you want to take ownership over a file or specific folder ,to modify it or delete you also have to take ownership over the subfloders and files as well which i find very useful for security purposes!RR