Windows is denying access to a folder to all useers

I have some private information that I wanted to lock down in case
someone else needs access to my machine. So put users that I wanted to
lock out into a group called 'Ordinary Users.' I then restricted their
rights to allow no access at all. I made no changes to my rights or to
any group that I am part of.

But now Windows won't let me read any files in there. I can browse the
folders, but have no other access. I have checked the effective rights
for me (I saw a tab for that in Advanced), but it says that I have full
control and ownership of those folders.

I then attempted to deleted all settings and reset them by having the
folder inherit rights from its parent. That doesn't help. What is wrong?
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Why won't someone reply?
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will 68 at mtco dot com
will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large signatures)

Will Pittenger wrote:
> I have some private information that I wanted to lock down in case
> someone else needs access to my machine. So put users that I wanted to
> lock out into a group called 'Ordinary Users.' I then restricted their
> rights to allow no access at all. I made no changes to my rights or to
> any group that I am part of.
>
> But now Windows won't let me read any files in there. I can browse the
> folders, but have no other access. I have checked the effective rights
> for me (I saw a tab for that in Advanced), but it says that I have full
> control and ownership of those folders.
>
> I then attempted to deleted all settings and reset them by having the
> folder inherit rights from its parent. That doesn't help. What is wrong?