I need help with Windows 7 problem

[rodneycrystal]

I have a windows 7 machine trying to share a folder and its subfolders over a network. I need the "everyone" group to be listed on the "group or user name" box under the security tab of the root folder and its subfolders. The root folder is already populated with subfolders when I set the everyone group up. A few of the subfolders now have the everyone group and some of them do not. I have ownership of the root folder. I can manually add the everyone group but it would take eternity to do that for each individual subfolder. My question is... are they someway you can add the "everyone" group to all the subfolders without manually adding it. I do know if you copy the folders to a different hard drive and they copy them back they get the everyone group added. So, wouldn't there be a way to do it without having to physically moving the files and recreating them just to get the everyone group added. Sorry if this is to off topic and or confusing. Thanks in advance

[VanillaGorilla]

Open up the properties on the folder.

Select security tab | advanced | change permissions

check "include inheritable permissions"  Check "replace all child object permissions..." so the contents of the folder will also be updated.

Select Add, select the group you wish to add if its not there already

Select the permissions you want (presumably "Full Control" which will check all the other boxes), ensure apply to has "This folder, subfolders and files" selected (and that "apply these permissions to objects and/or containers within this container only" is NOT checked).

Click OK to go back to the Advanced Security settings , click OK (which will change the permissions) and OK all the way out.

Go have a sandwich cause yer done.