Re: Protected user folder

From: Brian Mulrooney (xaosflux@bellsouth.net)
Date: 09/21/02


From: "Brian Mulrooney" <xaosflux@bellsouth.net>
Date: Sat, 21 Sep 2002 10:32:39 -0400


You may need to take ownership first, go out of the security properties,
then go back in and add security rights to yourself.

"tom" <chouste@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:3f7a01c260ef$e21f7d80$37ef2ecf@TKMSFTNGXA13...
> Right click on the folder, choose properties. Click on the
> security tab. (If the security tab doesn't show up you
> will have to go to folder options from the tools menu in
> windows explorer, click on the view tab then uncheck the
> last option which reads "use simple file sharing" hit
> apply.)
> Once clicked on the security tab, remove the previous
> users listed one of them probably doesn't even display a
> name, only numbers and letters. Once you remove them all,
> add yourself and give yourself full rights. CLICK APPLY
> Now click on the advanced tab, then the owner tab, take
> ownership of the files and click apply
>
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >I know this may be obvious, but have you removed the Read
> Only bit set by
> >all CDs? Right Click, Properties, ten remove the check
> mark next to
> >read-only.
> >
> >--
> >Anil Gupte
> >agupte@nospam.maxnetwork.com
> >"Werner" <werner@smart-line.com> wrote in message
> >news:3b6f01c260b9$70293440$2ae2c90a@phx.gbl...
> >> Hello all,
> >>
> >> I copied a user folder (from Documents and Settings) to
> a
> >> CD. I was using Windows 2000 then. This user was me and
> I
> >> know the password of this account. I copied this file to
> >> my laptop and I can't open this folder. I'm using
> Windows
> >> XP pro now. Can anybody please tell me how to solve this
> >> protection problem cause all my documents are in this
> >> folder. Thank you very much !!
> >>
> >
> >
> >.
> >



Relevant Pages

  • Re: Is it possible to assign passwords at the folder level in Word?
    ... version of Windows you have, you may be able to do it with Windows ... Right-click the folder's icon and choose Sharing & Security. ... If there's a Security tab in the dialog, you can use it to specify ... which users of the computer are allowed to open files in the folder, ...
    (microsoft.public.word.docmanagement)
  • Re: Missing security tab
    ... >>When I right click a folder and choose properties, ... > If the file system is NOT NTFS, you will have no Security tab. ... The Security tab is missing when I open a users Properties in Active Directory Users and Computers? ...
    (microsoft.public.win2000.file_system)
  • Re: New Users (accounts) cant see/get to My Docs or Email
    ... Then have the user take ownership on files in the security tab. ... ADUC, file and folder permisions, share permisions, etc. ... Each has got as much control of their folder as I think they can get. ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs)
  • Re: Trying to find security tab for xp folder permissions
    ... > security tab on the folder properties. ... > What I show when I right-click on a folder is three tabs. ... If using Windows XP Home, you'll need to boot into safe mode. ...
    (microsoft.public.security)
  • Re: << Small Bus Server news of the week>>
    ... > will pick up the mail that is in the Incoming Mail folder. ... > A Chinese security group has released sample ... > Cyber law expert Pavan Duggal feels India's ... > A California blood bank has retrieved a stolen ...
    (microsoft.public.backoffice.smallbiz)