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Khanny:
I'm on Windows 7 Ultimate running two user account one standard user (the one I'm on)  and one administrator (only used for right clicking --> Run as Administrator)

To reproduce (on C:\Program Files (x86)):

* using Windows Explorer goto the security tab advance button
* change "Program Files (x86)" folder owner to Administrators
* Goto permissions and remove all entries
* set Admins to full control and Users to read and execute and checked Replace permissions on child folder...
* All folders, sub folders and files Properties (in Security tab) now have only Administrators and Users listed
* Run "Reset File Permissions C:\" in Windows Repair and rebooted and ran same repair again
* Check "Program Files (x86)" folder permissions and it's reset to default (set attachment)
* Check sub folders and files permissions and it's reset too BUT 4 additional entries set to Full Control (see attachment)
I don't believe this is normal behavior because usually when I create shortcuts for program installed in Program Files, it prompt me that to create it in the Desktop but now it creates the shortcut within the folder.

Boggin:
This is what mine look like in Win 7 Home Premium as default.

Khanny:
Hey Boggin,

Is it after you ran "Reset File Permission" in Windows Repair?  May you check your sub-folder of "Program Files (x86)" folder to see if there's added permissions (like my foobar2000 folder)? 

Do you know a quick method removing current permissions set and restoring the default permissions for all folders under the system drive (C:)?

Boggin:
Mine are without running WR and are as is without any been added.

Do you have restore points to before you started changing the permissions ?

This may be what WR uses to reset permissions but read on through the article if you have any problems.

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-security/how-to-reset-all-user-permissions-to-default/9da312d2-c99b-4283-a275-e74d93dcc366?auth=1

And this graphical utility has been produced that seems to use a different .exe http://lallouslab.net/2013/08/26/resetting-ntfs-files-permission-in-windows-graphical-utility/

I tend to leave my system running as is but create an external system image before running any program that can make major changes to it and then I have a fall back.

Khanny:
Does that mean those for extra permission (I highlighted in purple) are normally created with WR's reset file permission option?

Also, thanks for the links to reset all my permissions also.  I have an external image but it's really old.

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