Can't access folder in WinXP

KTRIC

I just setup a new pc and moved a harddrive from my old pc into it. The harddrive is about 20gb and contains my "My Documents" folder and I can't access it on my new machine.

The old pc was running XP the same as the new one. When I click on the folder it tells me I don't have permission to access this folder. Does anyone know how to get around this and reset the permissions on a single folder under XP ??

MickFarr

Had the same problem myself but don't worry its easy to fix! I saved the info just in case I needed it again!

XP-Home

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Unfortunately, XP Home using NTFS is essentially hard wired for "Simple File
Sharing" at system level.

However, you can set XP Home permissions in Safe Mode. Reboot, and start
hitting F8, a menu should eventually appear and one of the
options is Safe Mode. Select it. Note, it will ask for the administrator's
password. This is not your administrator account, rather it is the
machine's administrator account for which users are asked to create a
password during setup.

If you created no such password, when requested, leave blank and press
enter.

Open Explorer, go to Tools and Folder Options, on the view tab, scroll to
the bottom of the list, if it shows "Enable Simple File Sharing" deselect it
and click apply and ok. If it shows nothing or won't let you make a change,
move on to the next step.

Navigate to the files, right click, select properties, go to the Security
tab, click advanced, go to the Owner tab and select the user that was logged
on when you were refused permission to access the files. Click apply and
ok. Close the properties box, reopen it, click add and type in the name of
the user you just enabled. If you wish to set ownership for everything in
the folder, at the bottom of the Owner tab is the following selection:
"Replace owner on subcontainers and objects," select it as well.

Once complete, you should be able to do what you wish with these files when
you log back on as that user.



XP-Pro

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If you have XP Pro, temporarily change the limited account to
administrative. First, go to Windows Explorer, go to Tools, select Folder
Options, go to the View tab and be sure "Use Simple File Sharing" is not
selected. If it is, deselect it and click apply and ok.



If you wish everything in a specific folder to be accessible to a user,
right click the folder, select properties, go to the Security tab, click
Advanced, go to the Owner tab,
select the user you wish to have access, at the bottom of the box, you
should see a check box for "Replace owner on subcontainers and objects,"
place a check in the box and click apply and ok.

The user should now be able to perform necessary functions on files in the
folder even as a limited account. If not, make it an admin account again,
right click the folder, select Properties, go to the Security tab and be
sure the user is listed in the user list. If not, click add and type the
user name in the appropriate box, be sure the user has all the necessary
permissions checked in the permission list below the user list, click apply
and ok.

That should do it and allow whatever access you desire for that folder even
in a limited account.

drive3331

check out microsoft support article 308421, It gives all the details to take ownership.

KTRIC

Just got it, looking at the familiar "Security settings" screen.

I owe both of you a pint a some stage !!!

I thought i'd lost all my important *cough* "files" for good.


Cheers

MickFarr

No problem,

I almost lost my porn collection !! :eek:

Mr. Presentable

MickFarr wrote:

No problem,

I almost lost my porn collection !! :eek:

Noooooooo!!!!