Re: access denied to drive - help!!! THANKS!

From: TMgo4 (tmf2kg_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 02/22/04 

Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2004 19:56:43 -0800

Thanks Steve!!!! That was a life saver!! Have a great weekend!!!!!

"Steven L Umbach" <n9rou@nospam-comcast.net> wrote in message
news:TrVZb.32837$Xp.139384@attbi_s54...
> Hi Ted.
>
> Try taking ownership of that drive/folder while logged on as an
administrator. Taking
> ownership will allow you to change or give yourself ntfs permissions which
is found
> by right clicking a folder and selecting properties/security. When you
take
> ownership [security/advanced/ownership] you will want to check the box to
replace
> ownership on sub containers also. You may need to logoff and then back on
after
> changes in order to gain access. See the links below for more detailed
info. ---
> Steve
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308421 --- same
for W2K.
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=300691 --- how to set
folder/file
> permissions.
>
> "TMgo4" <tmf2kg@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:40380227$1_8@corp.newsgroups.com...
> > I am trying to access my documents/folders that I had put in a
> > partition/drive on a 120 GB Western Digital drive. I keep getting an
error
> > message "G:\ is not accessible. Access is denied".
> >
> > I am recovering from PC problems. I had to install a new motherboard and
CPU
> > and install Windows 2000. After installing the new motherboard .. and
Win
> > 2000, I kept getting error message "ntoskrnl.exe is either corrupted or
> > missing". After many attempts to correct it which included repairing and
> > re-installing Windows many times. I finally ended up moving the disk
drive
> > that it was trying to boot from to a different place and I don't get
that
> > error message.
> >
> > However now I cannot access my data which I had moved to my G drive.
> > HELP!!!!
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Ted M.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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