I'm running Windows Vista on an HP Laptop dv9000. Last week I had a problem trying to open any of 2007 Office Enterprise software programs (Word, Excel). HP advised I try a system restore which I did. The problem was fixed but only for a few hours. I couldn't UNINSTALL or re-install Office Enterprise. HP advised to run HP recovery Manager which I did. It blew my system, I couldn't boot up. I took to a repair service who said the hard drive was fine, just lost all the data. He re-installed Vista with the latest version and updates and so far all seem good.

I restored my files after multiple tries. The restore figured I was a different computer so I answered to restore to original settings (I ASSUME from prior to my crash). When the GUY restored Vista he gave my computer a different name, if that matters.

Anyway the end result is I can't open some of my files with Word as I get the message "Word cannot open the document: user does not have privileges". I've tried going into properties of these files using administrator but I can't change the settings.   Help!
Try This...It WORKED. It was a bit different screens for Vista and I had to figure out a few things but it does work. I had tried this before but I must have not done something crucial. I found that I had to add the same user again which seemed weird but it worked. I tried changing it by folder and passing that along to sub files but that didn't work. After a few hours of doing this for each file I now have my files back. Thank you so much.
Thank you, thank you, thank you. You're more than Welcome...
Stop by anytime...In Vista, you can install this very handy right click add-on: http://www.winmatrix.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=13157