See http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308421 "How to take
ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP".

Zak wrote:

> XP Pro/SP1. I sign on via an administrator account. I have no
> problems.
>
> My son signs on via a user account and he has problems.
>
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>
> He can not delete Word documents which he himself has just created
> and saved to his desktop. When he presses DELETE or uses Delete
> in the context menu, the eggtimer appears briefly and then ...
> nothing.
>
> Nor can he rename these Word files.
>
> ---
>
> With other types of file (.XLS or .TXT or .ZIP) on the desktop he
> can rename them but not delete them.
>
> His desktop document's properties has only have two or three tabs.
>
> ---
>
> He can copy and paste files on his desktop but he can not do this
> in his user's data folder.
>
> Is there a something which needs resetting on the system?
>
> Thank you.
> Zak
>
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>
> BTW - I recently had to reinstall Office 2000 because Excel was
> messed up. I had to use the Windows Installer Cleanup Utility
> because Add/Remove had a glitch with MS Office. I can't say if
> this is related as my uses his account only occassionally..