RE: "Access Denied" trying to read previous XP hard drive
From: jslex67 (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/26/04
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Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 16:49:17 -0700
That worked--much thanks! :-)
>-----Original Message-----
>How to take ownership of a folder
>Note You must be logged on to the computer with an
account that has
>administrative credentials. If you are running Microsoft
Windows XP Home
>Edition, you must start the computer in safe mode, and
then log on with an
>account that has Administrative rights to have access to
the Security tab.
>
>If you are using Windows XP Professional, you must
disable Simple File
>Sharing. By default, Windows XP Professional uses Simple
File sharing when it
>is not joined to a domain.
>
>For additional information about how to do this, click
the following article
>number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge
Base:
>307874 How to disable simplified sharing and set
permissions on a shared
>folder in Windows XP
>To take ownership of a folder, follow these steps:
>1. Right-click the folder that you want to take
ownership of, and then click
>Properties.
>2. Click the Security tab, and then click OK on the
Security message (if one
>appears).
>3. Click Advanced, and then click the Owner tab.
>4. In the Name list, click your user name, or click
Administrator if you are
>logged in as Administrator, or click the Administrators
group. If you want to
>take ownership of the contents of that folder, select
the Replace owner on
>subcontainers and objects check box.
>5. Click OK, and then click Yes when you receive the
following message:
>You do not have permission to read the contents of
directory folder name. Do
>you want to replace the directory permissions with
permissions granting you
>Full Control?
>
>All permissions will be replaced if you press Yes.
>Note folder name is the name of the folder that you want
to take ownership
>of.
>6. Click OK, and then reapply the permissions and
security settings that you
>want for the folder and its contents.
>
>
>"jslex67" wrote:
>
>> I recently got a new laptop, and need to retrieve my
data
>> from my previous laptop (which will no longer boot--
ROM
>> corrupted). I have my old hard drive (XP also) hooked
up
>> via USB to my new laptop, and I was able to transfer
>> certain data. But most of my files are under
\Documents
>> & Settings\Owner, and when I try to access that
folder,
>> it says "Access Denied".
>>
>> Is there any way to remove/bypass the "Owner" security
>> settings so I can retrieve my data? I thought about
>> switching out the new drive with the old one, but am
>> afraid it might screw up my new system.
>>
>> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
>>
>.
>
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