Enabling Security Tab Windows XP Home & Media Editions & Gaining control of a folder marked as "Access Denied"

This has various uses but what I needed was to take control of a folder that the file permissions had been not working and I could not gain access. This also allows for more restrictive file permissions. I have created the screen shots below along with step-by-step instructions

If you need to gain control back over any windows file partions that state "Access Denied". Check out the screen shots below.

Here are the steps.
Tools --> Folder Options.









Click the View Tab --> Scroll down to the bottom & Uncheck "Use simple file sharing (Recommended)" --> Ok





























Then right click on the desired folder (One stating Access Denied) go to Properties. Security Tab --> Advanced --> Owner Tab --> Select your current user --> Check the box Replace Owner on Subcontainers and objects. It might prompt with some warning but YOU WANT ACCESS TO THOSE FILES so click Ok. :)