Article ID: 322293
Article Last Modified on 10/27/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional
This article was previously published under Q322293
SYMPTOMS
Access Control Lists (ACLs) for the NTFS file system may be incorrectly ordered on subfolders. This may occur if the Replace permissions entries on all child objects with entries shown here that apply to child objects check box for the parent folder is selected when there is no subfolder in the parent folder. If you create a subfolder in the parent folder and then click the Security tab for the subfolder, you receive the following warning:
If you click OK and you then click the Advanced button, you see an incorrectly ordered set of permissions. The permissions on the subfolder do not match the order of the permissions on the parent folder. If you click Cancel instead of OK, the subfolder has the Full Control permission for the Everyone group.
RESOLUTION
Service pack information
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows XP. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
322389 How to obtain the latest Windows XP service pack
Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Windows XP service pack that contains this hotfix.
To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.
Date Time Version Size File name
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17-May-2002 15:54 5.1.2600.45 107,008 Ntmarta.dll
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
This problem was first corrected in Windows XP Service Pack 2 Service Pack .
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