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Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2009

Filed:

Jul. 28, 2005
Applicants:

David R. Johnson, Woodinville, WA (US);

Robert F. Day, Bellevue, WA (US);

Stephan Hoefnagels, Seattle, WA (US);

Timothy P. Mckee, Seattle, WA (US);

Inventors:

David R. Johnson, Woodinville, WA (US);

Robert F. Day, Bellevue, WA (US);

Stephan Hoefnagels, Seattle, WA (US);

Timothy P. McKee, Seattle, WA (US);

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A file operations engine and other programming mechanisms are provided for handling file operations errors related to permissions. A file operations engine according to an embodiment of the invention manages many user interactions with their files via a computer system including options for taking a permission for a resource, such as a file, a folder or other object. The operations engine may enable another person to provide a user with a necessary permission for a resource. The operations engine or other programming mechanisms can provide dialogs and user interface mechanisms for handling permissions errors.


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