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"Access is denied"

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  • 18-05-2008 10:57pm
    #1
    Gavin "shels"
    Registered Users Posts: 17,963 ✭✭✭✭


    I have to get into my brothers' profile on the computer to check something, so I go to "My Compter" and onto his profile get onto his "Documents" and it allows me into every folder except "My Music" how do I get around this?


    Basically it's saying this:
    C:\Documents and Settings\Andrew\MyDocuments\My Music is not accessible
    Access is denied


    On my Ad-Aware scans it shows up stuff in his "My Music" and I want to check to see what he's been downloading etc... without him knowing so I can catch him out.;)


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    geezer.ryan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21 ✭geezer.ryan


    Press F5 a few times when booting the computer up, you will see something the Safe mode option choose this and log into the administrator account the password is usually left blank, but this account wont show up when you boot up normally, you will have admin access meaning access to any files on the system you could also add another account with administrator rights.


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    Gavin "shels"
    Registered Users Posts: 17,963 ✭✭✭✭Gavin "shels"


    geezer.ryan wrote: »
    Press F5 a few times when booting the computer up, you will see something the Safe mode option choose this and log into the administrator account the password is usually left blank, but this account wont show up when you boot up normally, you will have admin access meaning access to any files on the system you could also add another account with administrator rights.


    Thanks for the suggestion but still getting the same message.


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    challengemaster
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    It's usually f10, no?


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    Soundman
    Registered Users Posts: 2,593 ✭✭✭Soundman


    Who's computer is it?

    Is it not invasion of privacy?


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    Ginger
    Registered Users Posts: 2,931 ✭✭✭Ginger


    Are you a local administrator on the machine, if you are you can change the permissions on the folder and allow yourself access to it.

    Is this a home PC? And what version of Windows?

    And the Windows menu is F8 after the start of the boot process.


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    Sam Vimes
    Registered Users Posts: 21,611 ✭✭✭✭Sam Vimes


    challengemaster wrote: »
    It's usually f10, no?

    f8 afaik


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    Gavin "shels"
    Registered Users Posts: 17,963 ✭✭✭✭Gavin "shels"


    Soundman wrote: »
    Who's computer is it?

    Is it not invasion of privacy?


    Home computer, it's the parents but I look after it.

    Ginger wrote: »
    Are you a local administrator on the machine, if you are you can change the permissions on the folder and allow yourself access to it.

    Is this a home PC? And what version of Windows?

    And the Windows menu is F8 after the start of the boot process.

    Yup I'm local Admin, how do I do that?

    Yup home PC, Windows XP.


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    Ginger
    Registered Users Posts: 2,931 ✭✭✭Ginger


    Right click on the folder and click properties

    Click Security

    Click Advanced

    Click Owner

    You should be able to change the owner to yourself

    Then edit the security permissions to yourself and your brother as full control

    Now before you do this try this on another folder of your own

    http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archive/2005/08/20/453428.aspx


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    calex71
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,126 ✭✭✭✭calex71


    Ginger wrote: »
    Right click on the folder and click properties

    Click Security

    Click Advanced

    Click Owner

    You should be able to change the owner to yourself

    Then edit the security permissions to yourself and your brother as full control

    Now before you do this try this on another folder of your own

    http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archive/2005/08/20/453428.aspx

    If its XP home you cant take ownership of of folders unless ur in safe mode. you just wont see the option otherwise. Also be sure to change it back when done otherwise you'll be rumbled


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