M_J. My unreserved apologies. Saab Dastard is right. I did get the wrong end of the stick. I read your posts as suggesting that taking data to FAT and back to NTFS would somehow stop NTFS using meta data and ACLS. I was wrong and was also in a foul mood (the worst excuse ever) when I posted.
I should have used my own advice which I often give to others. If you are writing any electronic document which is anything other than devoid of emotion and could be construed as a flame or similar, draft it then take a look at it the next day. Then decide whether to post/send.
My sincere apologies again. Regards
Simon