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are you logged in as an admin or at least elevated privalages?<br />
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you might want to temporarily turn off UAC<br />
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is this one particular folder? do you have options to continue? could be the person that created the folder removed or denied admins from accessing it. &nbsp;what folders do you have problems with?<br />
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here's a link to similar problem<br />
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<a href="http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/4720ae5d-1990-4c63-b57d-eff6e2b99be6/windows-2008-an-error-occurred-while-applying-security-information" rel="ugc nofollow">http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/4720ae5d-1990-4c63-b57d-eff6e2b99be6/windows-2008-an-error-occurred-while-applying-security-information</a>
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I agree with my fellow E.E's.<br />
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IS the folder you are trying to change the permissions on a user or system folder
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When I try to change folder permissions, I see error &quot;An error occurred while applying security information to . Access is denied&quot;.
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When I try to change folder permissions, I see error "An error occurred while applying security information to . Access is denied".

are you logged in as an admin or at least elevated privalages?

you might want to temporarily turn off UAC

is this one particular folder? do you have options to continue? could be the person that created the folder removed or denied admins from accessing it.  what folders do you have problems with?

here&amp;#39;s a link to similar problem

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/4720ae5d-1990-4c63-b57d-eff6e2b99be6/windows-2008-an-error-occurred-while-applying-security-information

I agree with my fellow E.E&amp;#39;s.

IS the folder you are trying to change the permissions on a user or system folder

Windows small business server 2008 folder permission

When I try to change folder permissions, I see error &amp;quot;An error occurred while applying security information to . Access is denied&amp;quot;.

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