Further to my post: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itpronetworking/thread/4f809d3f-1ea0-42d0-8f01-f7acd493cec0/For example, I have a folder with permissions:Authenticated Users - Modify -inherited from parentSYSTEM - Full control -inherited from parentmy_computer_name/Administrators - Full Control -inherited from parentmy_computer_name/Users - Read and Execute -inherited from parentIn Vista if I share the folder with my_computer_name/my_user_name it adds my_computer_name/my_user_nameto the security permissions, eg:Authenticated Users - Modify -inherited from parentSYSTEM - Full control -inherited from parentmy_computer_name/Administrators - Full Control -inherited from parentmy_computer_name/my_user_name - Full Control - <not inherited>my_computer_name/Users - Read and Execute -inherited from parentIn Windows 7 7600.16835if I do this, it removes Authenticated Users and my_cumputer_name/Users and removes inherited permissions, eg:SYSTEM - Full control -<not inherited>my_computer_name/Administrators - Full Control -<not inherited>my_computer_name/my_user_name - Full Control -<not inherited>The folder then gets a lock icon put on it. Remove sharing and it still has a lock on it.My question - why is Windows 7 removing the "Authenticated Users" and "Users" group and replacing inherited permissions. Why is this behaviour different to Vista or is it some kind of policy setting?

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