Re: Folder Locked:Access is Denied

From: Mike Cowell (mike9@ptd.net)
Date: 03/04/03 

From: "Mike Cowell" <mike9@ptd.net>
Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2003 12:22:15 -0800

Hi, I looked for the use simple file sharing in my folders
option,s I dont seem to have that option. Is it a option
for Professoinal only? I am running Win XP Home Edition. I
also didnt have a securty tab in sharing and securty. Any
other ideas?

Thanks,
Mike
>-----Original Message-----
>Hi, I'm not particularly good with the security stuff but
try this:
>
>1st, log on with adminsitrator privelages. Then goto any
explorer window
>and then select TOOLS/FOLDER OPTIONS/VIEW and then
uncheck the "use simple
>file sharing" box.
>
>2nd, right click the folder that you have been denied
access too and select
>SHARING & SECURITY then the SECURITY tab and then the
ADVANCED button and
>then the OWNER tab. In there you will see who the
current owner of that
>item is. You should then be able to change the owner to
your new admin
>account which should be shown in the window. Just select
your new admin
>account and then check the "replaces owner on
subcontainers and objects"
>box.
>
>3rd (you may or may not need to do this). Right click
the folder you are
>having trouble with, select SHARING & SECURITY and then
the SECURITY tab.
>You will see a list of users at the top and their
respective privelages at
>the bottom. Select your account at the top and then at
the bottom make sure
>all the 'allow' boxes are checked and the 'deny' boxes
are unchecked. If
>still no joy, go through the list of users and make the
same changes as
>above to all of them. You may need to do this 3rd step
with the files
>inside the folder once you are in. If so, do a select
all and change them
>all at once.
>
>Let us all know how you get on.
>
>matt
>
>
>.
>