Re: File permissions after installing a driver in another machine

From: Matt Barton (nerd@netmonkey.net)
Date: 05/28/02 

From: Matt Barton <nerd@netmonkey.net>
Date: Tue, 28 May 2002 00:14:17 -0500

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1

On Tue, 28 May 2002, Dave Martyn wrote:

> I recently had a crash which fried my OS, and win2k would not boot. I
> needed a file in a hurry so I pulled out the drive and installed it into
> another machine. I could see the files OK but could not make changes to
> the file - the error was 'folder is marked read only'. Attributes showed
> that it was not RO but file permissions showed that the current user
> (Administrator for the local machine) had no priv's on the folder. Is
> there an easy way around this?

How about copying the file to the other computer's hard drive and then
adjusting the permissions on it? That should allow you to modify the
file.

(Or am I totally missing something?)

- --

Matt Barton nerd@netmonkey.net
Indianapolis, IN http://www.mattbarton.ws/

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (FreeBSD)

iD8DBQE88xIr0MGobtNQgm0RAluAAKC5tvckwgfpRnQ6RJccbzbx1kaF6QCfdj1A
RylpAc0ZXbPpF3BxgbjQgkM=
=v/lp
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

Relevant Pages

  • Re: TakeOwnership Doesnt (XP)
    ... Even if are logged in as a domain admin, you may still need to enable privileges when working on a local machine with files referenced by a local path. ... so I am thinking I might load ICACLS onto one of our 2003 servers and run the script from there. ... "Gerry Hickman" wrote: ... level folder initially. ...
    (microsoft.public.win32.programmer.wmi)
  • RE: Adminstrative Tools "Access Denied" Messages
    ... Neither System 32 Folder nor individual *.msc File Permissions are are an ... The same Access is Denied message appears regardless of whether Simple ... another MMC I've created, I get an Access Denied" dialog box. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.configuration_manage)
  • Re: Eudora on OS X
    ... Eudora folder, ... First I changed the file permissions, ... Eudora, with its clumsy handling of attachments, doesn't ...
    (comp.mail.eudora.mac)
  • Re: how does the app_data folder work
    ... There's also some jiggery pokery going on behind the scenes with file permissions or virtual roots. ... VWD creates a folder named App_Data below the current root folder. ... is app_data a reserved name for IIS and ASP.Net, ...
    (microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.aspnet)
  • Re: FileSearch Object not working
    ... > Someone mentioned that this might be a Local Machine User permissions ... Word runs under the same permissions as the user running it, ... The user templates folder was mapped to a share on a Unix server. ... Jonathan West - Word MVP ...
    (microsoft.public.word.vba.general)