Re: Access is Denied

From: Roger Abell (mvpNOSpam_at_asu.edu)
Date: 09/01/03 

Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2003 17:43:19 -0700

Third reason, XP Home edition - where this is only
available during a Safe Mode (F8) boot. 

-- 
Roger Abell
Microsoft MVP (Windows, Security)
MCSE (W2k3,W2k,Nt4)  MCDBA
"Jack Seredyniecki" <jack_seredyniecki@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:%23iHGpw$bDHA.300@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> There could be 2 reasons for not having the "Security" tab on file/folder
> properties:
>
> 1.  Simple File Sharing is enabled.  To disable it:  Click Start, point to
> Settings, and then click Control Panel. Double-click Folder Options. On
the
> View tab, under Advanced settings, clear the check-box beside "Use simple
> file sharing [Recommended]".
>
> 2. You have XP installed on an FAT32 partition rather than NTFS.  You can
> convert the file system to NTFS pretty much on the fly (it's an
irreversible
> change though) by typing: "CONVERT drivelettergoeshere: /FS:NTFS" at the
> command line.
>
>
> "Paul" <p2monaco@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:007401c36ff0$f931cad0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> > I must be missing something. I do not have a "security"
> > tab when I click on properties. I only see a tab for the
> > following:
> > "general", "sharing", and "customize".
> >
> > I do not see a "security "option either on any of those
> > tabs.
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >Taking ownership is on the Owner tab in
> > >advanced dialog within Security tab in the
> > >properties of the NTFS file/folder.
> > >It is described in Help system, and writeups
> > >on MS website.
> > >It will ask if you want it to also set permissions
> > >for Administrators, and if you say yes you end
> > >up with only Administrators granted Full Control.
> > >If you want something different from that then
> > >there is another step to adjust the grants once you
> > >have access.
> > >
> > >-- 
> > >Roger Abell
> > >Microsoft MVP (Windows, Security)
> > >MCSE (W2k3,W2k,Nt4)  MCDBA
> > >"Paul" <P2monaco@comcast.net> wrote in message
> > >news:06ea01c36fde$be850f80$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> > >> How do you do that? And once I tkae ownership will I
> > have
> > >> access or is there another step?
> > >> >-----Original Message-----
> > >> >"Paul" <p2monaco@comcast.net> wrote in message
> > >> >news:063b01c36fdb$581cf6c0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> > >> >> Is there a way to access folders and files of old
> > >> >> administrator type accounts on Windows XP from a
> > >> current
> > >> >> administrators account?
> > >> >>
> > >> >> I reinstalled XP home edition and created new user
> > >> >> accounts. The original administroator type accounts
> > are
> > >> >> still there and I cannot access them to retrieve
> > files
> > >> or
> > >> >> delete them. I receive "foldername not
> > >> >> accessaable"     "Access is denied".
> > >> >
> > >> >Yes the is.  First just Take Ownership
> > >> >
> > >> >-- 
> > >> >Roger Abell
> > >> >Microsoft MVP (Windows, Security)
> > >> >MCSE (W2k3,W2k,Nt4)  MCDBA
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >.
> > >> >
> > >
> > >
> > >.
> > >
>
>

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