Directory locks in Windows 7

[Seymour Butts]

I've now installed this on a few client machines but after months of hesitation I decided the time has come where I should have one of my home systems configured for Windows 7.
One of the first annoyances I've come across is viewing files through Windows Explorer.
I've noticed that a directory 'Lock' symbol is associated with a number of folders on the route directory - on my system the locked directories are;
C:\$Recycled Bin
C:\Documents and Settings
C:\Recovery
C:\System Volume Information
I cannot access C:\Documents and Settings because it is locked, yet I can access my documents via
C:\Users (even though the C:\User\User Name\ shows it as being locked)

Is it possible to remove all of these 'Locked' symbols, so that as the system administrator I can access any directory I want to.

The only changes I've made since the initial install was to open
'Folder Options' from the control panel and from the view tab I unticked anything that was hidden.

[hoe]

[Seymour Butts]

Thanks Hoe,
Just what I was looking for.
Very much appreciated.