This is how I solved the issue with file permissions:

Choose the folder you want as your top down folder I.E "my documents" Right click - Properties.

Select the security tab

from the...

That would explain why the files I wanted to access were apparently already open by my profile! I will have a play with this when I am feeling brave.

Agreed! I guess it is early days yet.

If you do come across something, please post a link.

Sure,

Choose the folder you want as your top down folder I.E "my documents" Right click - Properties.

Select the security tab

from the group or user names list, choose a user. click edit. ...

I have managed to get around this now in a couple of ways:

firstly I tried changing setting in the regeditor (not recommended) but I wanted to see if it would work. It did, I turned off the UAC. I...

I hope so! it is making life very difficult and impractical. I guess that's what you get for being too keen to try it out.

I wish that there was a button on my task bar that says "get me outta...

I have this problem as well! the only way around the read/write issues that I have found so far is to copy the files I want to use to an external drive.

I hope this helps a little.