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How to Take Ownership of a file or folder using command-line in Windows Vista?

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By Ramesh Srinivasan on 02 May 2008

In earlier versions of Windows there were no command-line tools to take ownership of files or folders. You needed to use the Security tab in the file or folder properties to change the ownership of an item. Windows Vista includes a command-line tool named Takeown.exe that can be used from an admin Command Prompt to [...]

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